Category: Landscape

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.

This picture is one of three that we selected to put in our Etsy Shop from the same place and day in November 2023. The full story can be found in the story of Landscape – Untitled #115.

Again, these three pictures, Landscape – Untitled #115, #116, and #117 can be found in our Etsy Shop.

This picture is one of three that we selected to put in our Etsy Shop from the same place and day in November 2023. The full story can be found in the story of Landscape – Untitled #115.

Again, these three pictures, Landscape – Untitled #115, #116, and #117 can be found in our Etsy Shop.

In November 2023 we were at the Morton Arboretum, Lisle, Illinois in, what proved to be a rather crisp, raw, pre-winter day. As is our habit, if we don’t have a clearly defined destination, we will drive along the paved roads throughout the Arboretum until we feel “led” to pull over and just see where our footsteps take us.

It was a chilly, windy day which precluded any macrophotography for certain. As we walked down the path, a short distance from the car, braving the cold wind, we noticed the clouds in the sky over this section of the surroundings near Crab Apple Lake. The way they were, it seemed, “sculpted,” and “brushed” in such unique fashion determined that we should put them in our Etsy Shop for those who are drawn to the sky and cloud portraits in particular.

Also included in this type of “grouping” from that day that can be found in our Etsy Shop are Landscape – Untitled #116 and Landscape – Untitled #117.

This is the first still photograph taken from our drone to be placed in our Etsy Shop.

Taken in October 2023, this image, taken from about 400 feet, shows part of the Village Links of Glen Ellyn golf course in the foreground all the way to the Chicago skyline, on the horizon, a distance of about 15-16 miles.

This is just the first of many that will arrive in our Etsy Shop and we couldn’t be happier and filled with anticipation for this new perspective and dimension in capturing the moments!

This picture is, more or less, a “companion” picture to Landscape – Untitled #108 where you can find all of the particulars about the when, where, and how, behind the pictures.

The attraction, to me, of this picture is the way the tree seems to make multiple suns through its leaves and branches. I found it quite fascinating when I uploaded it to the computer and it gaves me fond memories of that time spent near or on Douglas Beach in July 2023.

Pictures from this same date that you can find in our Etsy Shop are Flowers – Untitled #99 and Landscape – Untitled #108.

This is a picture of Meadow Lake within the confines of the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois.

As I have often said in these posts, the Arboretum is one of our favorite places to relax, read, enjoy the flowers, fields, and forests, and, to take pictures.

This scene is one perspective of this well-known lake. As I took this picture, immediately behind me is the Visitor’s Center. Near the main parking lot, visitors walk by this lake to get to the Center. Often you will see chairs set up by the lake for special events and exhibits are found here throughout the year as well.

Inside the Visitor’s Center you will find the Ginko Room where guests can eat and are treated to this view through an extensive stretch of windows.

This scene was photographed in May, 2023.