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Posted April 15, 2016 1:00 am
A bee looks for nectar on a flower at a Wauconda garden last summer.
Kelsey Principali of Wauconda
Sage, a black Labrador retriever, overlooks the waters at Richmond Hunt Club in Richmond on March 17th.
Jeff Kuever of Island Lake
The cannon is fired during the Civil War re-enactment in the Lakewood Forest Preserves in Wauconda last July.
Joan Farrell of Island Lake
Himeji Castle rises behind the cherry blossoms on April 3. Himeji castle is regarded as the finest surviving example of prototypical Japanese castle architecture, comprising a network of 83 buildings with advanced defensive systems from the feudal period.
Carmen Torres of Palatine
A coyote walks along an Alaskan highway near the Alaskan/Canadian border.
Ryan Bayerle of Arlington Heights
Drew and Winnie relax on the kitchen floor on a Sunday afternoon at an Arlington Heights home.
Jean Phillips of Arlington Heights
Milton Hoskins of HampshireThis stained glass dome is part of a ceiling at the Driehaus Museum in Chicago. It's at least 10 feet in diameter. I was attending an exhibit of Downton Abbey costumes two months ago and discovered this incredible art work above my head.
The California poppies were in full bloom at the King Gillette Ranch in the Santa Monica mountains. The southern California hills were very lush after the recent spring rains.
Robert M. Sharp of Gilberts
This picture was taken in Pisa, Italy just off the main square where the Leaning Tower is. I was taken by the colors of the Italian flag and the Chianti bottle hanging on the crossbar. The bike was sitting next to a sandwich board touting the menu of a quaint outdoor cafe.
Ed Fahey of Huntley
The merge 9 photos together to create this 3-D shot looking images of a see limit sign I along Randall Road.
Angela Cichosz of Carol Stream
Todd A. Sherlock of Downers GroveA teardrop drips from the eye of a horse at Danada farms in Wheaton.
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