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ALBUM:ForestPark
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Red Maple
October Maple Leaf
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The Fountain
My annual gratuitous autumn foliage shot for 2011
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Beconing Bridge
Sam and I can't resist the call of the trail
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Green Heron?
Hunting in the Duck Pond in yucky light
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Hopscotch
Frog just finished playing lilly pad hopscotch
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Yellow Flower
Another one I havent been able to identify yet
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Mushroom
Growing out the end of a broken tree trunk
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Ladies
More park art
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Devine Way
Bridge crossing swampy area filled with tall grasses
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Mushroom
A poisonous mushroom
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Frog
This guy called out to us from the Lilly Pad Pond
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Fountain
There are several fountains in the lake. I like this one because it is the most symmetrical
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Barberry Blossom
A fresh blossom for spring
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Ferns Among The Cabbage
Two communities of ferns illuminated through hole in overhead canopy
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Woody!
Male Pileated Woodpecker aka Woody The Woodpecker cartoon character
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Picnic Area
Canadian Mayflowers add green to floor of picnic area
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Shark Jaws
Twig and its reflection in Duck Pond
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Turtles
Naked sunbathers at the park
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Bittersweet Jungle
Used flash to make prison bars stand out
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Waterfall
Small waterfall under bridge
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Unfurling Fern
Mixed ambient with CTO gelled flash
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Escapee
Cultivated Azalea escaped someone's yard and started growing in the wild
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Beech Leaf
This leaf stayed attached to its branch all winter
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White Pine Trunk
The roots of this tall tree seem to hold the edge of the cliff together
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Snails
Fugitives from last summer washed up on beach
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The Finger
I think this early spring plant looks like it's making a getsture at winter
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Acorn Cap
Looking upon cap of acorn
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Weeping Crabapple at Sunset
Wonderful vertical and horizontal lines in front of a colorful background
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November Cone Flower
I usually see these in August, not in November
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Firebush
Looks like it has cooling fins along its branches
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Caterpillar
Out for an afternoon on the Aster
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Fall Forest Floor
A fresh layer of new carpeting
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Jack
There's Jack in his pulpit
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Flower Pail
Tea cup for a giant
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Sawed Off
Miniature landscape on cut tree trunk
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Signs Of Change
Starting to see some change in color
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Brookscape
From behind the picnic area
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Beady Eyes
This falcon was having a staring contest with me
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Bittersweet
Flash reduced depth of field and removed distractions
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Turtle Ramp
Bathing in the rain
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Selective Lighting
Hole in canopy provided sunlight for living tree exclusive of dead surrounding tree trunks
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Maple Leaved Viburnam
Looks like a winged flower cluster to me
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Depression Tree
This tree always looks sad
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Barney Mausoleum
Barney estate has become much of what is now Forest Park
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Lakescape
Looking east from trail on north side of paddleboat lake
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Hawk
Red-Tailed hawk flew into tree with dead squirrel in-hand
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Tree Blossoms
Another spring, another opportunity to shoot flowers
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Spring Blossoms
Tree looking at its reflection in lake
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Downtown
The park is close to the city
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Spring Flowers
The first wildflowers I've seen this spring
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Mom And Dog
Checking out the summertime swimming spot
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Pushing Up Skunk
Skunk Cabbage making its 2010 appearance in a swamp in early March
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Pileated Woodpecker
Wood chip flies as she searches for her favorite carpenter ants
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My Snow People
My favorite snow people
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Mom And Dog
Walking in the park on a February afternoon
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Hanging Out
They scamper up the side of a tree as easily as we climb stairs
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The Ducks
In winter, they crowd around the water's edge begging for food
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Stalagmites
Natural arrangement of pinecones in forest
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Streamside
The last leaved Maple of the season?
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The Swamp
Maybe the closest thing to a remote section of the park
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Pidgeon Progression
Demonstrating the lotus of flight
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Annual Fall Photo
My annual colorful fall photo for this year
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Pondscape
It was dark when I shot this long exposure
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Cool Caterpillar
So what, a caterpillar picture...but this is November
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Pastel Bush
I've heard this called Burningbush and Firebush
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The Migration
Enroute to their winter home
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Bridge Mouth
Colored foliage surrounding covered bridge
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Fall Creeper
Virgina Creeper showing color after hanging onto tree trunk for most of summer
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Japanese Barberry
Decorative plant that escaped into the wild and is now considered invasive by many
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Lilly Pads
Mature shower heads fortell the end of the growing season
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Cooling Its Feet
This looked like a good place to stop and cool our feet, but the plant beat us to it.
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Sky Scrapers
Sharing the late summer sunset with friends
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Duck Enjoing The View
Actually, I think she's still sleeping
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Parisols
Stylish insect protection from rain and UV rays
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Mussel Beach
Freshwater Mussels at edge of water
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More Lilly Pads
A flower in frog heaven
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Browncap
Mushroom framed by a sea of greenery under park bench
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Canopy Support System
Structures like this support the forest canopy
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Bramble Blossom
Pickery plant with pretty white flowers
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Maple Blossom
Colorful sprout popping out the side of an old tree trunk
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Maple Spots
Something is sponging off this poor Maple leaf
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Swamp Things
Swamp grass behind bars
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Dandelion Seed
Wind and rain washed the top seeds off this dandelion
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Maple Copters
After a violent storm, this clump of maple seeds fell onto the grass
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Flowering Dogwood
Spring is just the greatest time for flower pictures
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Trout Lilly
When these guys start blossoming, spring is here
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Juniper
Several mature Cedar and Juniper live around these pools
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Shelter
My rainy day lunch spot
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Fern In A Vase
A cinnamon fern turned this hollow tree stump into a vase.
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Novemberscape
Image from a granola break on a rainy day in the woods.
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Fall Forest
Small pocket protected from frost still has color in November
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Board Walk
Devine Bridge makes it easy to get over swampy part of trail
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Beech Babes
Colorful baby Beech trees framed by tree trunks line the trail
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Color In The Park
Autum happening just before sunset
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Bittersweet
Vines from invasive strangulating plant
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Water Colors
Abstract reflection of trees along bank of pond
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Exorcist Halloween Duck
Reminds me of old movie about girl posessed by devil that could spin her head all the way around.
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Nature Recycling
Decaying log nourished creepers and other decorative vegetation all summer.
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Fall Fern
A bit of the vegetation is getting a jump on fall fashion colors
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B. E. Susans
You may hate the direct sunlight, but for me, that's where these ladies belong!
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Spider On Web
I think she's "listening" to her web for the dinner bell.
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The Carriage House
They do a wonderful job making this place beautiful.
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The Benches
If you had to climb up the hill, these benches would look beautiful to you too.
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Blue Heron
I was lucky to get this. Usually these guys are pretty shy.
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Jewelweed
Lots of these in the wettest parts of the woods.
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Looks Like Pancakes
Actually it's a type of mushroom
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Fine Pinecones
This pair chose to land together atop a knoll where they share a scenic view.
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Pond Invaders
Lilly pads take over the pond surface each summer
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Black Birch Burle
This burle is so cool! It looks like an animal climbing the tree.
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Bridge To Picnic Area
My dogs love this bridge. I sometimes let them wade into the water here
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View From Covered Bridge
Diamond shaped lattice frames view of waterfall
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Pitch Pine Forest
High Desert Ponerosa Pines? Naah, its Pitch Pines In Forest Park
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LadySlipper
It looks like a human heart to me
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Brick Bank
Bricks help keep bank from eroding away
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Flower Hand-stand
Fallen flower walks across pavement on breezy day
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Sunset At Paddleboat Pond
This shot cost me multiple mosquito bites
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Torchiere Mushroom
Light from above makes mushroom look like lamp. It doubles as a birdbath.
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Jungle Stream
Hard to believe this is in Springfield, huh?
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Winged Angel
Look but don't touch; it's Poison Ivy.
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The Cattails
They may look scraggly, but they survived an entire winter. Great nesting material!
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Stumped
Wanted to remove distracting background, so I let it overexpose itself. Not sure if I like it.
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The Thicket
Tangle of budding vines invade rose bush
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Shower Heads
Last year's seed pods float to edge of pond making room for new growth
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Pond Scum
From underwater, it must look the way cirrus clouds look to us on the ground.
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Young Skunk Cabbage
Skunk Cabbage pushing its way through surface in early spring
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Athletic Field Sunset
Golden lighting under white pine canopy during winter sunset.
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Walker Memorial Stadium
Winter sun shines into stadium. It's shady in summer.
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Walking Down The Aisle
White Pines make a sweet smelling canopy over the sidewalk
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Chinese Gazebo
Yep, I call this the Chinese Gazebo
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Now the other way.
Looking across amphitheater to aquatic ponds
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Amphitheater
Looking across aquatic ponds into apmitheatre
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North Bank October Sunset
More colorful north bank glowing in late October sun.
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North Bank September Sunset
North bank illuminated by late September sun.
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Sunlight On Forest Floor
Thinning September foliage allows sunlight to reach forest floor
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For Donna Who Hates `shrooms
These guys were shriveled, brown and dead in 2 days
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August Evening At The Duck Pond
Had to give Holly a cookie in order to get this shot
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Fluttery Friend
This guy won't hold still...my dog wants to get going.
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The Sunflower
A cheery sight from a warm August morning
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The Pools
Looking west across water gardens
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Canadian Goose
These guys come in like airplanes when landing on the pond
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Approaching Duck Pond
Morning sun nicely lighting up woods
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Reptile building beh..uck pond in February
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Forest Park Oxbow
Stream meandered and now is starting to erode a shortcut
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Springfield Glaciers
Hey! An excuse to try a Black and White photo.
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January Ice On Paddleboat Pond
Late afternoon sun shines on lightly frozen pond
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Moss Growing On Turkeytail
Moss really adds color to turkeytail
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East End Paddleboat Lake
An unusually warm January...no ice!!!
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Boat House
The low angle of the January sun saturates the colors of the pond's south bank
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Pitch Pine Trunk
A branch broke off this tree and left a hole in the trunk...I just had to try macro mode with the long lens.
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Herring Gull
This little guy offered to help eat my snack. NO WAY!
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Treefall over waterfall
White Pine falls to make bridge over waterfall
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Coco At Trail Junction
Coco deciding which trail to take.
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Squirrel At Home In Cedar
This guy knows a quality home
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Boxing Squirrel
While shadowboxing, Rocky accidentally knocked down this tree
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Lilly Pond Seed Pods
To me, they look like showerheads
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Taking a Break
Holly and I take in the scenery
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Stump Looks On
Tree stump watches top of Birch snap off and land next to its trunk
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Overlook in November
Another patchy sky, few colorful leaves
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Overlook in October
Patchy sky gave patchy illumination
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Overlook in April
Greenery in full bloom
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Stairs that go nowhere
There must have been something atop these stairs once.
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On the trail with Holly
Fog burned off. What a nice day!
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Covered Bridge
Ya gotta stop and let me set field depth better Holly!
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Bank Of Pond in Spring
Morning sun really lights up the pine needles laying on the ground
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White Pine Carpet
Looking to west bank of Paddleboat Lake
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Marsh
North bank marsh Paddleboat Lake
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Paddleboat Lake
Reflection of fog and south bank through fog
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