Saturday was a gorgeous, sunny day with temperatures in the low 70′s, a rare treat for November. It was much too beautiful a day to be indoors so I grabbed my camera and went for a walk in the Wolf Road Prairie Nature Preserve, an 80-acre remnant prairie, wetland, and savanna complex. The prairie looks [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Photos’
Autumn Prairie
Posted in Nature, Photos, tagged Nature, Photos, prairie on November 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Immature Cedar Waxwing
Posted in Photos, Wordless Wednesday, tagged birds, Photos on October 28, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Taken with a hand-held camera using a zoom lens. More Wordless Wednesday.
Pink Dahlia
Posted in flowers, Garden, Photos, tagged dahlia, flowers, Garden, Photos on October 9, 2009 | Comments Off
The dahlia is still blooming. We haven’t had a frost yet. I expect that to change this weekend.
Backyard Birds
Posted in Birds, Wildlife, tagged birds, Photos, Wildlife on August 16, 2009 | Comments Off
I was having breakfast out on the deck Saturday when I noticed a lot more birds than usual. I grabbed the camera and took some pictures. Here’s who stopped to visit. There was also a blue jay and a pair of cardinals, but they didn’t stay long enough for a photo. This is probably a [...]
Flowers After the Rain
Posted in flowers, Photos, tagged flowers, Photos on August 10, 2009 | Comments Off
I like the way the flowers look after the rain stops and the sun returns. Here are a few photos I took last week.
Happy Ending for the Robin Family?
Posted in Wildlife, tagged birds, Photos, robins, Wildlife on May 22, 2009 | Comments Off
One of the fledglings may have made it out of the nest. I spotted what appeared to be a baby bird getting flying lessons this evening. With the watchful parents in the tree and on the ground, he appeared for a moment on the shed roof, darted awkwardly toward a large tree trunk, then balanced [...]
Baby Robins
Posted in Wildlife, tagged birds, Nature, Photos, robins, Wildlife on May 11, 2009 | Comments Off
The robins nesting in my yard are now parents. Three Four fuzzy little babies. The parents tolerate my curiosity and photography and so far have not tried to attack me.
Robins Nest
Posted in Wildlife, tagged birds, Nature, Photos, robins, Wildlife on May 8, 2009 | Comments Off
I’ve had a cute bird house nailed to my garage for years waiting for birds to move in. No birds. I also have a bat house with no bats but that’s a topic for another day. Birds keep trying to build nests in my awnings and in the gutters…. usually unsuccessfully. Silly birds, those are [...]
Another Touch of Spring
Posted in flowers, Photos, tagged flowers, Garden, Photos on April 26, 2009 | Comments Off
When the Daffodils finally open up and the Magnolia blooms, I know summer won’t be far behind. Of course the beautiful flowers are usually blown away by a typical Chicago spring storm, but at least I enjoyed them for a few days.
Chicago Flower and Garden Show
Posted in Garden, Photos, tagged chicago, Garden, landscaping, Photos on March 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I stopped by the Chicago Flower and Garden Show this week. There were lots of nice landscaping displays, how to setup a rainbarrel, bulbs and herbs for sale, assorted vendors and of course lots of flower beds and an abundance of tulips and daffodils. My favoirte display was Del Agua Viene La Vida by the [...]
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