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Posted April 29, 2016 1:01 am
The desert in bloom along Lost Dog Wash Trail, McDowell Mtn, Scottsdale, AZ. I loved the illusion I was walking on a garden trail where flowers had been purposely planted along the path.
Bari Flores of Addison
Mayapples grow about a foot high but taken from ground level look very different. The green ceramic frog has been photographed, "cut out" in graphic software, shrunk down in relative size, reoriented, and placed where it looks like he belongs in his own little forest.
Gib Van Dine of West Chicago
A peaceful moment as the sun rises over the lake at Independence Grove Forest Preserve in Libertyville on April 17.
Nicole Dicop-Hineline of Gurnee
A hummingbird sticks out its tongue while sitting in a garden in Lake Zurich on August 28, 2015.
Melissa Black of Lake Zurich
A great horned owl prepares to take flight at the Raptor Free Flight show at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum in Tucson, Arizona.
Nancy Giardina of Libertyville
Fisherman takes advantage of summerlike temperatures venturing out at sunrise along Waukegan's lakefront last month.
​Butch Law of Des Plaines
Chicago Blackhawks' Brent Seabrook and the St. Louis Blues' Troy Brouwer fight for the puck against the boards during a first round Stanley Cup playoff game at the United Center in Chicago on April 19.
John Wysocki of Mount Prospect
The Chicago skyline is lit up in the evening hours along Montrose Harbor.
Kevin E. Gleason of Wheeling
One of my Elgin neighbor's grandchildren commented this week how much she liked the pony with the blue eyes that lives near us. I don't know how many ponies have blue eyes but this is the first one I have ever seen.
Mary Lou Roder of Elgin
Just down the hill from my apartment in the former Serbian enclave here in Prizren, Kosovo, is the Stone Bridge dating to the 16th century and, beyond, the Sinan Pasha Mosque built in 1615.
Michael Dixon of St. Charles
This is a photo of an Elizabeth Magnolia tree that we have in our front yard. A storm was moving in this evening and I wanted to catch the beauty of the yellow blossoms against the darkening sky.
Marilyn Hagen of Dundee Township
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