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I headed out to Minooka Park earlier today with a colleague for a 3-mile hike. As we walked along a small lake, we saw one of these guys flying around.
He happened to get too close to the frog below and ended up being a late afternoon snack! (look closely at the frog’s mouth, part of the [...]
I visited Boerner Botanical Gardens last month and had an enjoyable walk around the grounds. While its not as big as other botanical gardens I’ve been to, it does have a nice variety of plants and flowers. It also has a very large rose garden.
Here are two photos of Mallard Lake and the Falls at the Wehr Nature Center.
Also from the nature hike at Wehr, some of the many wildflower photos. I will be adding more to the gallery as soon as I sort through them all.
I went for a nature walk at the Wehr Nature Center over the weekend and saw quite a few butterflies out and about. In fact, I think I’ve seen more butterflies in my last few weeks in wisconsin than I have seen anywhere else. I’ve also seen a lot of dragonflies around and have dozens [...]