Gold on the Prairie
Just around the time when most leafs have fallen, the grasses on the prairie turn a bright golden color. Aurora, IL
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Mysterious Nature
With heavy fog along the DuPage River, trees on the far shore appear briefly through the fog. Warrenville, IL
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November Fog
Heavy fog descends over the DuPage River on a mid-Autumn morning. Warrenville, IL
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Oak and Grasses
Early morning light lights an old oak and the grasses around it. Warrenville, IL
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Oak and Grasses
Early morning light lights an old oak and the grasses around it. Warrenville, IL
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Prairie Autumn
Early morning light touches the prairie grasses at Fermilab. Batavia, IL
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Moon Over Indiana Dunes
Clouds break exposing the half moon over Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. Laporte County, IN
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Fog descends over the DuPage River on a late Autumn morning. Warrenville, IL
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Blackwell Forest Preserve late Autumn scene. Warrenville, IL
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Upstream view of the DuPage River. Warrenville, IL
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Upstream view of the DuPage River. Warrenville, IL
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Small rocks on the DuPage River create ripples as the water flows over them. Warrenville, IL
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Fog descends over the DuPage River on a late Autumn morning. Warrenville, IL
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Ablazed
The setting sun sets ablaze the grasses at Midewin National Tall Grass Prairie. Wilmington, IL
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West Beach Autumn III
Grasses and oaks turn to their autumn colors on late October. Laporte County, IN
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West Beach Autumn II
Grasses and oaks turn to their autumn colors on late October. Laporte County, IN
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West Beach Autumn I
Grasses and oaks turn to their autumn colors on late October. Laporte County, IN
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Kenil Beach Sunset
Sunset at Kemil Beach. Laporte County, IN
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High winds comb the dune grasses and create white cap waves on the shores of Kemil Beach. Laporte County, IN
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Grasses and Oaks
Grasses and oaks turn to eath tones by mid Autumn. Lisle, IL
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Sterling Colors
Color along Sterling Pond. Lisle, IL
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Willoway Brook Colors
Fall color reflectss on a bend of Willoway Brook. Lisle, IL
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Late evening along a wetlamd area of the Newport State Park. Door County, WI
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Along the Creek
Late prairie coneflowers bloom along the edge of a creek on a late summer stormy day. Naperville, IL
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Prairie Summer Sunset
Grasses glimmer with the last light of a late summer day. Naperville, IL
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Last Light on the Prairie
As the light fades, purple hues appear over the blooming prairie. Naperville, IL
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Joe-Pye weed flowers amongst the grasses in Springbrook Prairie. Naperville, IL
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Soft sunset light touches a field of Joe-Pye weed in Springbrook Prairie. Naperville, IL
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Soft sunset light touches a field of Joe-Pye weed in Springbrook Prairie. Naperville, IL
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Milkweed Sunset
Whorled milkeed is touched by golden sunset light. Naperville, IL
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Golden Grasses
Golden grasses catch the warm light of the sun. Naperville, IL
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Golden Grasses
Golden grasses catch the warm light of the sun. Naperville, IL
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I&M Lock 10
A few hundred feet west from Lock 9 is Lock 10. Just like its sister lock, lock 10 is dry and full of grasses. Marseilles, IL
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I&M Lock 9
the I&M lock 9 is now dry and full of grasses. Marseilles, IL
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The Little Sable Lighthouse rises above the sand dunes along the Lake Michigan beach. Mears, MI
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Wildflower Quilt
A large patch of wildflowers grows on Blackwell Forest Preserve. Warrenville, IL
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Storm clouds move over a field of purple prairie clover on Churchill Woods Forest Preserve. Glen Ellyn, IL
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Big Sable Grasses
Big Sable stands tall amongst the dune grasses in the state park. Ludington, MI
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Big Sable Grasses
Big Sable stands tall amongst the dune grasses in the state park. Ludington, MI
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Big Sable Grasses
Big Sable stands tall amongst the dune grasses in the state park. Ludington, MI
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Little Sable Lighthouse Winter
Mears, MI
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Little Sable Lighthouse Winter
Mears, MI
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Warrenville, IL
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Potpurri
What once used to be a landfill is no a hill covered in an assortment of wildflowers and prairie grasses. Warrenville, IL
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Queen Anne's Lace and Grasses
Queen Anne's Lace can be found growing amongst the grasses in Blackwell Forest Preserve. Warrenville, IL
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