Month: October 2024

We have dubbed this tree the “Island Tree.” It grows on a tiny island in the middle of Lake Marmo in the Morton Arboretum, Lisle, Illinois.

The story of that day is best understood by reading some or all of the “Stories Behind the Picture” of the other four pictures which we placed in our Esty Shop from that snow day in November 2023.

In addition to this picture, you can read about and see Abstract – Untitled #118, Landscape – Untitled #119, Landscape – Untitled #120, and Landscape – Untitled #121 on our website. This grouping of pictures best reflects to peaceful mood of that inspiring, snowy day.

This is another picture of what we saw on that magnificent, snowy day in November 2023. There was a gentle snow accumulating, ducks and geese on the lake which hadn’t frozen over yet, and, as I recounted in another story, the sound of the snow as it gently landed on the surrounding plants filled the air if you listened carefully.

As always, regardless of the season, the Morton Arboretum, Lisle, Illinois, and specifically Lake Marmo, provided a memorable, peaceful time of shooting pictures.

This image is one of five taken that day that we put in our Etsy Shop. We loved the mood and the serenity reflected in these pictures which include Abstract – Untitled #118, Landscape – Untitled #119, Landscape – Untitled #120, and Landscape – Untitled – #122.

This stoic stand of trees beckoned our notice in November 2023. As we stopped and just took in the scene, there were so many things on display.

We saw the variety of colors, the blue greys of the sky, the browns of the foliage still on the trees, the green of the grass peeking through the thin cover of the newly falling snow; the contrast of the bareness of other trees.

And, as mentioned, in the story of Landscape – Untitled #119, the placid silence, solitude, and security to be found in and near the lakes, ponds, and forests in the Arboretum.

More of the story of this day can be found in the stories of the other four pictures from that day that can be found in our Etsy Shop, Abstract – Untitled #118, Landscape – Untitled #119, Landscape – Untitled #121 and Landscape – Untitled #122.

This is a companion picture, of sorts, to Abstract – Untitled #118, Landscape – Untitled #120, Landscape – Untitled #121, and Landscape – Untitled #122, all of which are in our Etsy Shop.

It is a day of gentle snow, silence, (but you could hear the snow falling!!), solitude, peace, and belonging.

This picture is of Lake Marmo in the Morton Arboretum, Lisle, Illinois, taken in November 2023. The story of Abstract – Untitled #118 provides a bit more backdrop to that enchanting day. The camera and its settings capture not only the landscape and reflections in the lake but the snowflakes, seen as subtle streaks, falling all around us, coating the surroundings.