Through a kaleidoscope

Last week, my son an I took a little excursion to the Morton Arboretum. In the Children's Garden we found a kaleidoscope that was pointed at a bed of flowers. This photo was taken looking through the lens of the kaleidoscope. It's one of my favorite photo from that day.

Mother Nature's Lacework

I'm having a little fun here with some tinting. This was at the Morton Arboretum again. This time on the Big Rock walk, which is a recreation-in-progress of an Oak Savannah, which were the wooded areas in the middle of the Illinois prairies once-upon-a-time.

I pointed the camera straight up and captured the canopy of trees, thinking it looked lacy and pretty.

I've been enjoying the nature photography. Mostly because the weather had been relatively cool for a few weeks. August is usually so stifling, and the sun so intense. We are back to normal August weather now, so expect topics to switch for a few weeks. How about some puppy photos?

A moment captured: Bridge through the prairie

The prairie at the Morton Arboretum

Hi. I'm here. It's been just under a year since my last post. Thanks for sticking with me. I've been busy being a mom -- a mom with a camera constantly in my hand. I thought I should do something about that. Such as share my photos. So, without any further ado, here we go...

While my son, the X Man, was in preschool the other day, I decided to take my camera out for some exercise at the Morton Arboretum. When I entered the park, the docent at the gate mentioned how pretty the prairie was right now with so many flowers in bloom. So I headed in that direction and had a great time wandering around, reacquainting myself with the prairie there. It was a sticky, rainy day, but I got a lot of pretty photos. You can check out the set on Flickr, or wait and see if I post more. I hope to soon. I do.

Wordless Wednesday: Feeling Squirrely

All taken during a visit to the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, IL, over the weekend. See my entire Morton Arboretum set on Flickr.