A great blue heron, intently looking at its own reflection as if thinking, “Who is the fairest of them all?”
Remaining the fairest of them all takes an awful lot of effort and preening!
Enjoying the warmth of morning sunshine at the Great Marsh – Indiana Dunes National Park.
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Waiting for sunrise from Maui’s highest peak at Haleakala National Park at 10,023 feet above sea level.
Sunshine breaking through the clouds below to clear skies above.
Looking out at the universe from the the summit of Haleakala National Park is worth experiencing time and time again.
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Macro Monday
Taking a closer look at the tiniest details of God’s amazing creation.
Posted for Lens-Artists Challenge – Every Little Thing
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Overlooking the Great Marsh from the top of the Dune Ridge Trail – Indiana Dunes National Park.
An iPhone capture of morning light for John’s Cellpic Sunday.
In the Garden – Sunflowers encased in green.
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The iconic clock face of the Wrigley Building stands tall along Chicago’s Magnificent Mile. It also seems to be my favorite building to photograph since I can’t stop myself from taking multiple pictures of it every time we stroll down the streets of downtown Chicago.
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The delicate softness of a cotton flower and a tulip at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden.
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A great blue heron, watching and waiting for the perfect strike at the Great Marsh – Indiana Dunes National Park.
Fresh fish, anyone?
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As we were hiking along the Indiana Dunes National Park’s Upland Trail, my hubby stopped and pointed to something hanging between the trees. So grateful that he noticed a macro moment that I almost completely missed!
What I first thought was a tiny worm or caterpillar was actually a petal of some kind, stopped in midair by a spider’s web.
Macro Monday
No more than an inch long and very narrow, it was helpful to have the breeze slowed by the forest all around us.
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“I see the world being slowly transformed into a wilderness.
I hear the approaching thunder that one day will destroy us too.
I feel the suffering of millions.
And yet, when I look up at the sky,
I somehow feel that everything will change for the better.
That cruelty too shall end.
That peace and tranquility will return once more.”
– Anne Frank
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Bees were buzzing at Ogden Gardens. This one stopped long enough for me to click and then, it was gone!
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Wordless Wednesday
Dawn’s First Light
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Macro Monday
Tulips at Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park with a blending of colors and dewdrops as a bonus.
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Greeted the sunrise yesterday morning at Coffee Creek Watershed Preserve – Chesterton, Indiana.
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A look of forlornness, after being left behind to wait on it’s human. Too cute to pass on taking a quick click with my iPhone.
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Cloud Gate, nicknamed The Bean, cannot be missed as it stands out in Chicago’s downtown Millennium Park.
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Water drops on an orchid, captured at the Chicago Botanic Garden Orchid Show earlier this year.
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On my latest trip to Wyoming, I watched the change from darkness to light along the Snowy Range Byway (Hwy. 130) just outside of Saratoga, Wyoming.
Morning person that I am, I quietly sneaked out the door before sunrise while my hubby slept in a little longer.
Looks rather pleasant and not at all treacherous from this view, right?
I knew from our drive the day before that the road further up the mountain would be closed due to snow and only passable with a snowmobile. Have an extra snowmobile, anyone?
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With a range of 7000 miles and a cruise speed of 565 mph, the Dassault Falcon 7X above is built to soar across the sky, over land and oceans. While waiting inside the hangar before takeoff, below is the view through the open hangar doors from Shively Field (KSAA) in Saratoga, Wyoming.
About a minute after takeoff, we were looking down on the snowy mountains that go through Wyoming and Colorado. On this trip, the land below quickly disappeared under a cloud cover and darkness soon followed.
In slightly less than two hours, we were on final approach into Indiana with a view of the lights of Chicago in the distance. With darkness upon us, I didn’t even attempt to take photos during this landing while moving fast across the sky and hand holding my camera. Yes, I am aware of my abilities sometimes.
After almost 43 years of soaring through the skies on different types of aircraft with my hubby as the pilot, it still thrills me every chance I get to tag along. This was one of those totally unexpected, last minute trips for me and that made it even more fun.
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Just got back home after spending a few days in the beauty of the American West and more specifically, on the edge of Medicine Bow National Forest in Saratoga, Wyoming.
On Easter Sunday, we drove up the Snowy Range Scenic Byway as far as we could without a snow mobile before turning back. On the way back, we made a stop at The Farm at Brush Creek to enjoy the beautiful landscapes. This was the highlight of our wonderful adventure. Can’t wait to go back again and again.
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