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The photo was taken at the Morton Arboretum. The beautiful fall colors are enhanced by evening sunlight coming through the colorful foliage. Two women walking add nicely to this composition.
Dushyant (Pat) Patel of Glen Ellyn
Taken in my backyard overlooking Shell Lake in Naperville. Love the vibrant yellows glittering on the water as the weather front approaches.
Bill Lisowski of Naperville
Every time I go to the Graue Mill in Oak Brook, I try to find a new way to photograph it even though I have been there hundreds of times. This latest photo is the Graue Mill reflection in the Salt Creek. It says Autumn to me.
Todd A. Sherlock of Downers Grove
This is a photo of Wheaton College's Billy Graham Center. When I saw it, the silouhette of the cupola standing out strikingly against the last golden rays of the sunset caught my eye immediately; it was a stunning moment to witness.
Catherine McGraw of Wheaton
Two young sisters stand in a field of lavender outside London, England in July.
Ann Olson of Elk Grove Village
A Jack-o'-lantern sits with its reflection glowing below in Inverness on October 22
Marilyn Czerniak of Inverness
A sailboat crosses over Lake Michigan at sunset near Holland State Park, Mich. in May.
Kristin Kohl of Libertyville
A squirrel stands on top of a flower pot, reaching upward to balance himself on the edge of a bird bath, to sip some water in a Palatine backyard.
Doris Krandel of Palatine
A baboon hangs out on a sign at Cape Town, South Africa this past September.
Cindy Cooper of Lake Zurich
I saw this praying mantis two weeks ago on our front porch. I had a difficult time getting up close with a hanging flower basket in my way. It kept turning its' head to watch me every time I moved to a new position. We have quite a few hummingbirds visiting us daily in the summer, and I was saddened that the praying mantis is one of their top twopredators. Nature at its' best and worst. Enjoy the pictures.
Cheryl Mauzer of Huntley
Walking a path in Burnidge Forest Preserve yesterday, I came upon this Milkweed pod - bursting forth with its promising contents. Next summer, hopefully, some Monarch butterflies will find their potential life sustaining plant source.
Maria A. Crawford of Elgin
We just went to Southern IL last week, you don't have to go thousands of miles for views like this, it is in the Shawnee National Forest, Garden of the Gods, just south of Carbondale!
Art Meierdirk of St. Charles
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