A lone common goldeneye dabbles at Schwabacher Landing in the golden landscape of the coming fall. The Tetons name-sake peaks tower in the background as rays of sun spill through the dark clouds.
It’s hard to believe this is Illinois. It looks more like Louisiana. I love the depth to this image. It pulls me in and seems to go on forever. There is a soulful peace to this land. Illinois has a surprising variety of ecosystems throughout the state; from the sand prairie, tallgrass prairie, woodlands, limestone bluffs and canyons to these cypress swamps. When I go out exploring, I never know what I’ll find.
Bonsai Tree, Vieques, Puerto Rico
This plant is growing in the eroded limestone rock on the ground. I am looking straight down upon it. To me, it looks like a flattened bonsai tree.
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