Tag: nature
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Under an Arch
Following a curvy brick path and under an arch to who knows where. With cornfields all around, the almost seven acres of Hamstra Gardens stand out in Wheatfield, Indiana. Every part of the garden is beautiful and well thought out. My favorite spot is by the pond, where I could sit for hours with a…
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Do I Really Have To?
Seriously? Do I really have to make a choice between two of my favorite places to explore for today’s daily prompt? Mornings walks spent along a beach provides a sense of contemplation and peacefulness. Beach or mountains? Which do you prefer? Why? Hiking on mountain trails is a completely different type of adventure, challenge, and…
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Bright and Vivid
Along the Trail – A wildflower with the bright and vivid yellow color of summer. This one happened to be blooming on the Great Marsh Trail – Indiana Dunes National Park. Fandango’s One Word Challenge – VividFlower of the Day
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A Glance Back
Taking a quick glance back at summer by filling the frame with macro shots from the garden.
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Lingers On
After a light snowfall that quickly melted in the sunshine, an autumn leaf lingers on along the trails. Captured on November 6, 2023 at Moraine Nature Preserve in Valparaiso, Indiana Autumn Leaves
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Pushing the Clouds Away
Morning sunshine was pushing the clouds away at Rogers Lakewood Park. “God’s mercies are new every morning.” Lamentations 3:23
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Beginning of the End
Seeing the beginning of the end of nature’s season of growth. This time of summer is about over! Autumn colors and snowy white winter are soon to follow. Lens-Artists Challenge #266 – Time
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Waving in the Wind
Macro Monday – A thistle flower waving in the wind at Gabis Arboretum in Valparaiso, Indiana. Flower of the Day
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Glowing Wispiness
The end of summer has brought glowing wispiness along the Great Marsh Trail – Indiana Dunes National Park. Cee’s Midweek Macro Challenge – Macro
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Path to Sunshine
A great way to start the day is hiking along a tree-lined path to sunshine. This trail happens to be at Meadowbrook Nature Preserve in Valparaiso, Indiana. “I took a walk in the woods and came out taller than trees.” – Henry David Thoreau Cee’s Which Way Challenge: Any Type of Walk
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The Details Within
It’s almost impossible for me to walk past a flower without pausing to take a closer look at the details within. Hiking along the same paths will probably take me a lot shorter time in a couple of months or so when the flowers have all disappeared until spring. This flower within a flower was…
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Shades of Summer
Looking forward to the changing colors of fall but until then, I will enjoy the last of the yellow shades of summer. These pretty flowers happened to be at Foundation Meadows Park in Valparaiso, Indiana. Flower of the Day
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Across a Crooked Bridge
Anyone up for venturing across a crooked bridge? I found this bridge quite by accident while exploring the Ritchie Nature Preserve in Chesterton, Indiana. It looks unstable, doesn’t it? I am always up for taking a chance and this time was no different. Yes, I made it across and back. Other than being rather narrow…
