Winning images of our weekly photo contest

Three-year-old Leon Charles Rittmann dashes through a maze of large tubes at Goebbert's Pumpkin Farm in South Barrington earlier this month. Mary Rittmann of Bartlett

I like the reflection of the flower in the water and how the flower draws you in compared to the darker surroundings. It's often difficult to find water that is so still, that it provides such a crisp reflection. This picture was taken on Blue Lake near Minocqua Wisconsin. Len Baumgart of Roselle

A sunset shines through the leaves of a large tree on September 21, 2015 in Grayslake. Kelley Dorner of Grayslake

A small waterfall at the Inyo National Forest just outside of Lee Vining, Calif. in October 2015. Mike Stone of Round Lake Beach

I have made thousands of images of everything imaginable. Unique, action, buildings, landscape or people but nothing struck me like the scene of these hidden boats. It was a cold morning in Ireland. We had been on a buggy ride though a huge estate and stopped to look at Ross Castle. I managed a beautiful shot of the castle and asked someone in our group to photograph my wife and me, with another couple with whom we vacationed, on a bridge with the castle in the background. While standing on the bridge and smiling for the camera I spotted these boats against the shore in the stream along side the bridge. The peacefulness and absolute solitude of the secluded little stream with the boats pushed to shore immediately called me to try to try to capture the feeling. Of all the beautiful landscapes and castles we saw in Ireland non struck my imagination and respect for beauty, nature and solitude as this image. I was happy to be able to capture the reflection of the trees as a border and thankfully had sufficient light to show the colors of the boats. John Roscich of Naperville

Walking up the stairs to Parnell Tower in Kettle Moraine in Wisconsin. The golden leaves of the trees were like an illuminated umbrella on this rainy day. Colette Parzygnat of Lombard

A mountain stream flows around a rock formation in Kootenay National Park in British Columbia, Canada on October 4. John Sanfillippo of Hoffman Estates

Two-year-old Amelia Smith chomps on an apple after picking apples at Oriole Springs Orchard in Twin Lakes, Wis. on October 1. Marissa Barone-Smith of Arlington Heights

A squirrel chews on a peanut in a Lake Zurich backyard. Cindy Spudich of Lake Zurich

I came across this barn and pond along a country road near Galena and had to stop for a photo. I like the rustic tranquillity of the scene. Robert M. Sharp of Gilberts

I photographed this monarch caterpillar about six weeks ago in my backyard. It was enjoying eating parts of an orange butterfly weed plant that I have growing just for this purpose. Milton Hoskins of Hampshire

Took this photo while on vacation in San Francisco as you can still see the haze from the wildfire lingering in the city as a sailboat passes by. Kyle Kosatka of Batavia