Tag: nature
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A Moment in Time
Capturing a moment in time while out on a trail that I’ve never been on before, quickly results in losing track of the clock. Distracted by the fast changing light of the morning, buzzing of insects, bird song, deer running off with a loud huff when I get too close, or walking right into a…
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A Thistle and a Bee
After publishing yesterday’s post (A Rebellious Beauty), I realized that I had one more image of a musk thistle that I really liked. How in the world did I miss a thistle and a bee the first time around? I didn’t even notice it until scrolling through pics today. Imagine that! Anyway, we’ve had quite…
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A Rebellious Beauty
Considered an invasive weed by many, the musk thistle is showing off it’s rebellious beauty through the stages of life in its blooms. Thistles and many other wildflowers are plentiful along the forest trails and wetlands of NW Indiana at this time of the year. These were captured on one of my hikes this week…
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Under the Canopy
A hike under the canopy of trees is simply delightful, especially when combined with cooler than normal temperatures and very few pesky mosquitoes. Can’t get much better than that! Above is the Heron Rookery Trail – one of many trails at the Indiana Dunes National Park. Below, we have the green trails of the Moraine…
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Two of a Kind
Two of a kind in the garden – A pair of spiderwort blossoms with a promise of many more to come at Ogden Gardens in Valparaiso, Indiana. Flower of the Day
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All Shapes and Sizes
In the Garden – Bugs of all shapes and sizes. For a glimpse of other images of the tiny world of bugs, click here. Lens-Artists Challenge #252 – What’s Bugging You?
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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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Hello Sunshine!
Hello Sunshine! For me, a fun time starts by greeting the day out on the trails. This sunrise was etched across the Beverly Shores Trails – Indana Dunes National Park. The rest of the day did not disappoint and continued with warmth and full of sunshine.
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The Gathering
A busy bee working at the gathering of pollen along the Cowles Bog Trail – Indiana Dunes National Park.
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Light and Shadows
Morning clouds provided beautiful light and shadows through the forest of trees along the Heron Rookery Trail. This is about a 3-mile long path that follows the Little Calumet River and just one of many miles of trails on the Indiana Dunes National Park, Nature Photo Challenge – Trees
