Location Taken: Garfield Park Conservatory, Chicago, Illinois Time taken: April 2008 Sometimes you find animals in the oddest places. Like inside a store, or in this case, a conservatory (that’s a glorified greenhouse, by the way). I’d gone to this … Continue reading
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Location Taken: Beach at Olympic National Park, Washington Time Taken: June 2008 The tidal pools along the Washington Pacific coastline are filled with life. Sea anemones, starfish, crabs, and lots and lots of rock-clinging shellfish. The latter provide food for … Continue reading
Location Taken: Niagara Falls, New York Time Taken: December 2010 Continuing from yesterday’s post, this is what was behind me when I took yesterday’s photo. I’m not sure what type of plants these are, aside from one that makes a … Continue reading
Location Taken: Frankfort, Michigan Time Taken: May 2008 I don’t know what this flower is. I took this photo four years ago at a garden shop, and I didn’t check the tag. But it is very lovely. I find it … Continue reading
Location Taken: Olympic National Park, Washington Time taken: June 2008 It’s a giant thistle! No, really, it is. It’s not just a regular thistle appearing big because it’s close to the camera. This sucker was at least six inches across. … Continue reading