Month: February 2024

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Untitled – #68

Lake Marmo lies within the confines of the Morton Arboretum, Lisle, Illinois. As I have mentioned often in these stories, it is one of our favorite places within the Arboretum.

Near the middle of Lake Marmo is a tree on a tiny island. We affectionately call it the “Island Tree.” Taken in October 2022, this picture gives you our perspective of the “Island Tree” on that day. We enjoy walking around the lake which gives us so many interesting and unique perspectives of the “Island Tree” in contrast to its surroundings.

In our Etsy Shop you can also find Untitled #33, Untitled #49, and Untitled #50, all of which were taken on that beautiful day.

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Landscape – Untitled #58

The many colors, textures, and layers of field and forest are found in this September 2022 picture taken at the Morton Arboretum, Lisle, Illinois.

We pass this field often during our drives through the arboretum and to see it slowly but constantly changing as the seasons change has been a foundational part of our frequent trips there.

As in life itself, a completely different picture emerges as one employs just a subtle change in perspective.

While we only took less that 30 pictures that day, two appear in our Etsy Shop; this picture of the field and woods and Trees – Untitled #34.

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Untitled – #57

In the summer of 2008, I was an engineer of an electric commuter railroad that operated between South Bend, Indian and Chicago. During my many trips to and from South Bend I would pass this wheat field which, in July of that year, had captured my attention.

On that 4th of July 2008 I drove about 15 miles to be near the field and then walked the remaining two miles, or so, to the field to be personally rewarded by this sight, recorded by my camera.

I love the colors, texture, detail, framing of the sky, and memory of that part of a journey within my journey.

Another picture, among the 60 taken that day, that appears in our Etsy Shop, is Untitled #5.

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Landscape – Untitled #49

As I’ve often mentioned in these stories, Lake Marmo, within the Morton Arboretum, is one of our favorite places to visit.

This picture was taken in October 2022 as the fall colors began to come to life. It was a beautiful, gentle day; the lake placid, the sky brushed with hints of clouds, wildlife still all around us before the onslaught of cold, changes, though nuanced and subtle, happening everywhere in the plants, bushes, and trees.

I took 58 pictures that lovely day and among those we placed four of those in our Etsy Shop. For a further glimpse into that part of our journey we invite you to see Trees – Untitled #33, Landscape – Untitled #50, and Trees – Untitled #68.

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Landscape – Untitled #50

Lake Marmo, inside the confines of the Morton Arboretum, Lisle, Illinois, a favorite stop of ours, offers a mirror reflection of the October 2022 trees as they slowly begin their colorful transformation into full fall color.

This is one of five pictures taken that day that you can find in our Etsy Shop. Trees – Untitled #33, Landscape – #49, and Trees – #68 can be found in our Shop and their stories found here, on our website.

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Untitled – #82

This hydrangea’s picture was taken in late April 2023. It had survived the winter intact and displayed the delicacies, details, and nuances which were particularly rewarding since many plants do not remain in such good condition after winter.

One of our many trips to the Morton Arboretum, Lisle, Illinois produced this inspiration of retaining a degree of unique beauty after otherwise, harsh and trying circumstances. A survivor.

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Untitled – #99

In Saugatuck, Michigan, there is a park, called Mason Park, that is on the southeast corner of the intersection of Mason and Butler Streets. While not large, it is beautifully intimate with flowers, sculptures, trees, and benches upon which to sit to enjoy the beauty. And though it is right next to one of the busy intersections in Saugatuck, it is a peaceful haven, a get-away, from the tourists, shoppers, visitors, attraction-seekers, and shopkeepers and residents that call this beautiful town home.

Within that lovely park we took this picture of a Stargazer Lily during a brief visit in July 2023. We’ve made several visits there over the years and have always found new and beautiful sights to behold and never-ending new things to discover.

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Untitled – #97

Our nearby community garden offered many great photo opportunities in 2022. This picture of a morning glory, taken in September, shows the detail of the pistil and interior of the flower with the petals being illuminated by the sun.

Another picture, taken that day, that you can find in our Etsy Shop is Flowers – Untitled #32.

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Untitled – #102

An October 2022 walk around Crabapple Lake in the Morton Arboretum, Lisle, Illinois offered so many appealing sights.

This milkweed pod that had opened up gave an opportunity for the seeds with their feather-like structures to go airborne to find fertile ground.