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Other than tulips, blooming Crabapple trees are the surest and most beautiful sign that spring has sprung. This canopy over the gravel path is fragrantly inviting the other harbingers of spring.
John Roscich of Naperville
An egret stands on the shore by a river in the Costa Rican rain forest. The wildlife in the area was very diverse with monkeys, caiman, sloths, turtles and more.
Fred Share of Arlington Heights
The sun sets over a pier at Ft Myers Beach in Florida last February.
Doug Brelsford of Prospect Heights
The sun sets over the entrance of the Metropolis Arts front doors on Campbell Street in Arlington Heights.
Mike Stone of Arlington Heights
A brilliant post storm sky shines over the Gulf of Mexico west of the Naples, Florida beach.
Mark Hammerschick of Hawthorn Woods
Two Guinea fowl stand outside the doorway of a building at The Grove Nature Preserve in Glenview on March 21. They appear to be disappointed by the "Building Closed for Repairs" sign in the door window.
Nicole Dicop-Hineline of Gurnee
A big wave crashes near the shore in Cabo San Jose last January.
Mike Tluczek of Gurnee
Nursing Ma Ma Raccoon Begs for a hand out of food at my back door every morning until sadly someone had them trapped and taken away by one of those critter removal guys.
C.J. Schultz of South Elgin
This dog was very focused on caching the ball and never missed. He and his master were walking the beach at Carpenteria, California this past week.
Robert M. Sharp of Gilberts
I took this photo of a plane shadow while I was flying home from Billings, MT on 3/15 at 11:15 a.m. and landing at Denver International. The photo of a Canadair CRJ-200/ # N973SW SkyWest Airlines DBA as United Express was taken with my iPhone 6 Plus camera.
Stephen Mazur of Batavia
While on vacation in Acapulco, we had the opportunity to watch the cliff divers. As this diver readied himself, the sea rolled in and with each wave seemed to beckon him downward, As the waves licked the rocks reaching up to him, I became mesmerized by the scene but was able to capture the diver's motions as he and the sea met. And, yes, he did surface ...
Tony Lyons of Wheaton
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