A lone flower, showing off it’s layers of petals at the Frederik Meijer Gardens
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Layers of Petals
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Solitude
“Solitude is like punctuation.
A paragraph without periods or commas
would be exhausting to read.”– Arnie Kozak
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Pretty in Purple
Color has popped up from the ground at the Chellberg Farmhouse – Indiana Dunes National Park.
Crocus flowers, pretty in purple and white.
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At the Cross
There’s a place where sin and shame are powerless
Where my heart has peace with God and forgiveness
Where all the love I’ve ever found comes like a flood
Comes flowing down
Song by Chris Tomlin
Cross at Sagemont Church – Houston, TX At the cross, at the cross, I surrender my life
I’m in awe of You, I’m in awe of You
Where Your love ran red and my sin washed white
I owe all to You, I owe all to You
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Glimpse Through the Trees
Three views on three different trails. First, a glimpse through the trees along the Upland Trail at Pinhook Bog . The Upland Trail is a lollipop shaped trail, about 2 miles long. There is a slight gradient that goes up and over a sand dune but it is not too difficult. One caution – after a good rain, this trail can be very slippery and you will most likely have to walk through puddles.
The peek below was captured last week on the trail at the Douglas Center. Both paths (above and below) are part of the Indiana Dunes National Park trail system.
Last is a boardwalk on trail #2 at the Indiana Dunes State Park. This boardwalk is an ideal spot for birders and photographers. The boardwalk goes over wetlands. Walk slowly and softly and you’ll be sure to see a variety of small and large birds. There are benches along the boardwalk for relaxing a bit. This is a flat 2.5 mile looped trail.
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The Old and the New
Skyline of Louisville, Kentucky brings architecture of the old and the new buildings together.
“Architecture should speak of its time and place,
but yearn for timelessness.”Frank Gehry
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Spring Has Sprung
Happiness! Spring has sprung at Ogden Gardens.
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Reaching Across
One of many bridges across the winding Ohio River, this is the George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge. Open since 1929, this truss bridge stretches across from Louisville, Kentucky to Jeffersonville, Indiana and is also known as the Second Street Bridge.
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Butterflies Are Blooming
Butterflies Are Blooming – A colorful exhibition at the Frederik Meijer Gardens continues through April 30th. These images are of a postman butterfly, just one of many different tropical butterflies fluttering about the conservatory. Below is the color version of an earlier post in black & white – A Mail Route Without Mail. Click here to see the b&w image.
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A Mail Route Without Mail
The postman butterfly – how did it get its name? According to Reiman Gardens, a postman butterfly follows the same course through a garden from day to day and also from flower to flower, similar to a postman or mailman following a daily itinerary.
This postman butterfly was following its mail route without mail through the Lena Meijer Tropical Conservatory of the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park.
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Sunrise Reflections
Sunrise Reflections – Indiana Dunes State Park
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Whale Watching in Maui
After waking up to a bit of snow on the lawn and a light layer of ice on the streets, I found myself thinking back to warmth, sunshine, and whale watching in Maui .
There She Blows!
All these whales were photographed on January of 2022, on our first ever whale watching tour with the Pacific Whale Foundation. The experience was unforgettable and so worth the time. Not only did we learn a whole lot, but seeing the grace and beauty of huge whales jumping out of the ocean up close was monumental.
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Peaceful Elegance
Happiness! A pair of swans are back at the Great Marsh – Indiana Dunes National Park.
Peaceful Elegance
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I Am Outta Here
Seriously?
Here I am enjoying my peaceful spot at the Douglas Center in the Indiana Dunes National Park. Then, I hear it! The shutter of a camera clicking away.
That photographer is back and I am outta here! Off to find another quiet place without people and cameras.
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Feel the Warmth
Desert landscapes in Palm Springs, California. Fell the warmth?
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The Mr. and the Mrs.
After heading to warmer temps for the winter, these swallows call Chesterton, Indiana home from spring to autumn. Images captured along the trail at Coffee Creek Watershed Preserve.
Portraits of the Mr. and the Mrs.
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Along the Fence
West Beach – Indiana Dunes National Park From the top of a sand dune, follow the path along the fence down to Lake Michigan.
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It’s a Small World
In the Garden – Bugs and Insects
It’s a Small World
“There is nothing in a caterpillar
that tells you it’s going to be a butterfly.”R. Buckminster Fuller
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Dressed in Red
Frederik Meijer Gardens Dressed in Red
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On the Road to Hana
Waterfalls
When one is not enough, a second one flows below and many more along the Road to Hana in Maui.
“There’s no better place to find yourself
than sitting by a waterfall
and listening to its music.”-Ronald R. Kemler
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