Tag: Indiana
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Along the Creek
Scenes along the creek on the trails of Coffee Creek Watershed Preserve. It was a beautiful and cool spring morning full of sun streaming through the trees. Can’t get much better than that! With about five miles of hiking trails, there is much to see and enjoy including a large variety of wildflowers and birds.
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Delight of the Outdoors
Delight of the outdoors starts with the first step on the trails because I never know what will cause me to stop to capture a memory. On this day, the simple things that brought joy were wildflowers growing all along the path at the Creekside Park Trails in Valparaiso, Indiana.
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Bare and Exposed
One fallen petal left the inside of magnolia blossom bare and exposed at Ogden Gardens – Valparaiso, Indiana. A perfect set=up for me to click a few macro shots and I took advantage of it, of course! The magnolia blossoms won’t last too much longer so I’ve got to capture them as often as possible…
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Morning for Contemplation
Started a beautiful morning for contemplation with a hike at Moraine Nature Preserve in Valparaiso, Indiana. My goal was to hopefully get to the wetlands in time to see and capture some reflections on the water. After hiking about one and a half miles through the woods, the trail opened up to a world turned…
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Showing Off
Macro Monday Magnolia blossoms are showing off a dazzling of spring through their splendid details at Ogden Gardens in Valparaiso, Indiana. Ragtag Daily Prompt – Splendid
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Off the Beaten Path
What is more fun than planning a road trip off the beaten path? A chance to revisit some of those unfrequented spots and add a few new ones as well. A trip through southern Indiana is in the works and there’s one place I must stop at again. The Bean Blossom Bridge is a one-lane…
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World of White
After having high temps in the low fifties Fahrenheit on Thursday, yesterday was a completely different story. Grateful that we didn’t get as much snow as was forecasted but it was fun to enjoy a world of white for a little while longer.
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A Place to Call Home
A place to call home, ready and waiting for new feathery residents. A charming and cozy birdhouse with a view from above of Ogden Gardens in Valparaiso, Indiana. This home is move-in ready now and flowers will be blooming soon. Fandango’s One Word Challenge – Place
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Wherever the Wind Blows
After rain showers overnight, I was wandering around Ogden Gardens in Valparaiso, Indiana hoping to capture some raindrops hanging onto branches. It didn’t take me long to realize that I had gotten there too late and the drops of water were all laying on the ground. As I headed back to my car, I noticed…
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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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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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Swaying in the Breeze
Macro Monday – A wildflower swaying in the breeze at Foundations Meadows Park – Valparaiso, Indiana. (Captured Spring of 2021) Flower of the Day
