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A butterfly rests on a corn flower on a Sunday afternoon in Palatine on July 26th.
Jodi Carroll of Lake Zurich
This is a photo image from Sunday at Lombard's Civil War Reenactment.
Jack Bannister of Winfield
The photograph I am submitting was taken by me in Ireland. I was traveling with "Women Traveling Together," and we stopped in Glendalough (Valley of the Two Lakes). This is an early monastic settlement that goes back as far as the 7th century.
Jean Jeskeof Glen Ellyn
I took this photo on Annamarie Island, Florida at sunset of an older woman and her granddaughter chasing the birds down the beach.
Ginny Murray of Elgin
I took this photo of my triplet girls when wanted to help their brother learn how to ride his bike without training wheels.
Christa Bellock of Elgin
This picture was taken in Cannes, France last May. Biggest open air market I have ever seen. My husband and I were celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary.
Ginny Murray of Elgin,
Two raccoons come out of the mangrove swamp in Everglades National Park in April of 2013.
Gary Edwards of Round Lake Beach
A Downy woodpecker feeds one of his babies in an Elk Grove Village backyard on June 28.
Bill Merrick of Elk Grove Village
Dolphins leap in the waves made by a tour boat at Sanibel Island, Florida on June 27.
Kristen Piotrowski of Palatine
Jaxson Marak stares out from a locker during a visit to Kohl Children's Museum.
Deb Marak of Arlington Heights
As I continued my summer garden stroll at Cantigny, this Swallowtail butterfly led me to his favorite spray of flowers. To separate him (or her) from the background and highlight his coloration, I changed the background to black and white. The black and yellow coloring with the blue tail markings made for a beautiful summer treat.
Tony Lyons of Wheaton
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