prairie

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Week 41, October 12-18, 2025

October 18th, 2025

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“A New Day”

October 13th, 2025

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pre-dawn hues

At this particular corner at the southwest corner of Herrick Forest Preserve, there are two trees standing alone. They’re not full, in fact that they’re kinda odd, but they make fantastic silhouettes against the pre-dawn hues of the late summer.

Week 36, September 7-13, 2025 – Sunrise

September 13th, 2025

“Hidden Grassland”

September 13th, 2025

Tagged 2025, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, Bartlett, Bartlett IL, fog, forest, Harrier Lake, layers, morning, morning fog, prairie, Pratt's Wayne Woods, Sept25, September, Sony, sunlight, sunrise, trees, Week 36 2025, Week 36 2025-Sunrise

“Nature’s Airbrush”

September 12th, 2025

Tagged 2025, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, Bartlett, Bartlett IL, fog, forest, James Pate Philips State Park, layers, morning, morning fog, prairie, Sept25, September, silhouette, Sony, sun, sunlight, sunrise, trees, Week 36 2025, Week 36 2025-Sunrise

“Early Morning Prairie”

September 9th, 2025

Tagged 2025, 25.08.22, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, Aug25, August, Bartlett, Bartlett IL, fog, forest, James Pate Philips State Park, layers, morning, morning fog, prairie, silhouette, Sony, sunlight, sunrise, trees, Week 36 2025, Week 36 2025-Sunrise

“The Sunrise Brush”

September 8th, 2025

Tagged 2025, 25.08.22, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, Aug25, August, Bartlett, Bartlett IL, fog, forest, James Pate Philips State Park, layers, morning, morning fog, prairie, silhouette, Sony, sunlight, sunrise, trees, Week 36 2025, Week 36 2025-Sunrise

simply incredible

I took quite a few photos of this sunrise before the sun peeked above the clouds, and they’re great photos, but they simply don’t hold a candle to the all encompassing orange as the light crested the foggy horizon. The scene was simply incredible.

“Foggy Window”

September 7th, 2025

Tagged 2025, 25.08.22, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, Aug25, August, Bartlett, Bartlett IL, fog, forest, James Pate Philips State Park, layers, morning, morning fog, prairie, silhouette, Sony, sunlight, sunrise, trees, Week 36 2025, Week 36 2025-Sunrise

passing by

I pass by quite a few nature preserves and parks on my normal commute to work – or I can, if I drive a bit off of the beaten path. Last year, I discovered that there is a month or more than the fog hangs thick in the autumn mornings. Stearns Road is a four lane highway, but as it passes between Highway 31 and 59, there are so many beautiful spots.