The Volunteer, a replica of the old barges towed along the I&M Canal, sits docked at lock #16…
while Larry and Moe have lunch.
You can read more about the history of the I&M canal and tour and ticket info here:
Lunch Break
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Road Kill Committee
Turkey Buzzards waiting for the cars to pass so they could sample the squirrel pancake….
Five – Dollars – Fine
Our travels today brought us to
The Red Covered Bridge. It is a wooden covered bridge that was built in 1863 and spans the Bureau creek, north of Princeton, Illinois. It’s 149 feet long and is one of six remaining covered bridges in Illinois and is still open to traffic. I don’t know if they still enforce the fines though….
More info: http://www.bureaucounty-il.us/Bridges/RedCoveredBridge.html
Ready! Set! Gobble!
The Cherries are getting ready to pick…
…and so are the Robins!
Hope they leave some for my Cherry Jam!
May Flowers
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| chives |
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| peony |
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| poppy |
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| snow in summer |
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| poppies |
Dappled Light
Spotted Dead Nettle, Lamium maculatum ‘White Nancy’
Fungus and an Invisible Frog
A few surprises on our walk though Starved Rock today…
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| a couple of fungus or a faery’s covered balcony? |
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| he didn’t think we could see him |
Bleeding Heart
Bachelor’s Button
Flower Garden Ponies
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| Ever Watchful |
Flower Garden Ponies are a little known breed. They tend to inhabit overgrown and untended backyard gardens, making their appearance when all is quiet. If you can sit very still and be very quiet, you may get lucky and catch a glimpse of a tiny herd in your own garden….
(It took a lot of hours in one spot and a little bit of cinnamon oatmeal to get these shots!)
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| Big Jump |
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| Challenge |
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| Garden Gold |
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| Into the Clearing |
The Flower Garden Ponies are a set of five Greeting Cards Printed on Strathmore canvas card stock and comes with plain white envelopes and may be purchased at LilsGarden.etsy.com
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