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The swirly waters of Tahquamenon Falls in Michigan's Tahquamenon Falls State Park .

Another view of the Fishing Pond at Palmisano Park (Stearns Quarry) along with a close-up of one of the limestone boulders, left over from...

This is the fountain at the entrance to Palmisano Park (the old Stearns Quarry) .  Although it was turned off for the season, it is quite im...

Stearns Quarry was a limestone quarry in the Bridgeport neighborhood in Chicago.  It closed around 1970 and became a clean construction lan...

Sometimes, you can find water fountains in the most unusual places. This one is built into a rock form in the Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool. F...

Yes, this is Chicago. It's a hidden oasis called the Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool .

Close but not quite.

Bicyclists and runners had an easy time going south on the Lakefront Path on Saturday. But, the return trip was a bit more challenging as y...

Most parks are people parks . But I guess since this one is just outside a veterinarian's office, it was probably necessary to make it ...

Just in case one of the suburbs gets any ideas about a land grab, Chicago is prepared. We have a tank. Actually, I think we have a few tan...

All good vacations come to an end. Back to Chicago and the winter palette of black, white, and gray. (Oh, I might throw a few more Cabo San ...

What do you do with the Christmas Tree after the ornaments, lights, and tinsel are removed? Recycle it! Chicago encourages people to take ...

More from the early January blizzard - WHY I didn't post these back then is unclear to me. Anyway. I was walking around in the Grant P...

I thought the large gazebo in the Bloch Cancer Survivor Park created a nice picture frame effect for the snow dusted trees in the park.

Yesterday was a winter blue sky day. Nice enough for a lakefront walk -- as long as you were wearing enough layers, gloves and hats. (Toda...

A beautiful Autumn day at the Osaka Garden in Jackson Park .

Wildflowers! It's rather lovely over on Northerly Island. Here is a sampling of some of the flowers decorating the area. (Click to enl...

Every year, the Newberry Library hosts a big donated book sale the last weekend of July. In conjunction, there are the Bughouse Square Deb...

Caught this Killdeer in mid-squawk at Northerly Island . Killdeer can be rather loud little birds and have an interesting way of running a...

Most Chicagoans - me included - put up with "The Winter" because of a day like Saturday. Warm. Light breeze. Clear blue sky. O...