Category: Project 365
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Last of Icy Ponds
Happiness! With bright sunshine and warmer temperatures, this is probably the last of icy ponds at Moraine Nature Preserve for this season. Or could it be just wishful thinking?
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Beauty in Simplicity
Beauty in Simplicity – Day 59 of 365 Beech tree leaves along the trails at Moraine Nature Preserve = Valparaiso, Indiana. Texture Tuesday
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Through the Forest
Blue skies and light radiate through the forest at Ritchie Nature Preserve above and Moraine Nature Preserve below. Day 58 of 365 Ragtag Daily Prompt – Radiate
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Worth the Effort
Close to giving up on keeping indoor plants alive, I decided to give succulents a try. Neither the Moon Cactus above or the Old Man Cactus below seem to mind being forgotten for a couple of weeks at a time and are blooming in spite of me. I could try to tell you that it…
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A Slow Awakening
A slow awakening from winter (above) moving on to an early spring below. Lastly, looking forward to the renewal of summer at the Great Marsh and the renewing of nature at the Indiana Dunes National Park. Day 56 of 365 Fandango’s One Word Challenge – Renew
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Ablaze With Sunshine
Ablaze With Sunshine – Day 54 of 365 A morning hike at Ritchie Nature Preserve in Chesterton, Indiana was full of brightness. The following day was just the opposite, an entire day of rainfall. Sounds like the start of spring, doesn’t it?
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First Buds
Day 53 of 365 Spring’s first buds that appear in my back yard are usually on our magnolia tree and they have made their appearance once again. Soon they will slowly open into fullness as in the two blooms above from previous years. Flower of the Day
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Morning Blues
Chasing the morning blues at the Heron Rookery Trail – Indiana Dunes National Park. Day 52 of 365 Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge – Blues
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After Effects
The after effects of a prescribed burn at Cowles Bog – Indiana Dunes National Park. It may look desolate for now, but before long this entire area will be covered with new growth of wildflowers, ferns, and leaves on the trees. Photos were taken yesterday, February 19. Day 51 of 365
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A View Through the Trees
Silent Sunday View Through the Trees – Day 50 of 365 One Word Sunday – Through
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A Hesitant Start
Day 48 of 365 Occasionally, even the sunshine seems to have a hesitant start to the day.
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Touch of Frost
Day 45 of 365 Started the day with.a touch of frost out on the trails at Coffee Creek Watershed Preserve in Chesterton, Indiana.
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Swirls of Color
Macro Monday – Day 44 of 365 Swirls of color at Chicago’s Oak Park Conservatory. Flower of the Day