Butterflies flutter by
Monarch butterfly in the flowers

Butterflies flutter by

Most people could probably identify a monarch butterfly.  And, I suspect that most people are aware of the dwindling population of monarchs and of the current efforts to reverse that trend.  But, did you know that monarchs are the only…

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Riding the rails
Amtrak Empire Builder 7

Riding the rails

Glacier National Park Trip: Part 1 It's difficult for me to imagine a time when most work was done by hand or by horse.  Then came the advent of steam.  Then came the railroads.  The quest to build a railroad…

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Rock Island
The Rock Island Boathouse

Rock Island

If you're not a sailor, the usual route to Rock Island starts with a drive north on Wisconsin Highway 42 to the tip of the Door County peninsula.  There you can take a car ferry from Northport to Washington Island. …

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Another garden
Rotary Botanical Gardens in Janesville

Another garden

Sorry for posting again about gardens, but I guess spring is just that time of year when we tend to visit them.  This week I joined some fellow photographers on a short field trip to the Rotary Botanical Gardens in…

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This may get your goat!
Mountain goat in the Black Hills

This may get your goat!

As usual, I tend to slow down a bit in the winter.  Maybe I need a trip to some warmer climes!  So, after a couple weeks of celebrating the holidays and a couple weeks of loafing, I decided to continue…

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A challenge
Storm over Monument Valley

A challenge

If you follow me on Facebook you already know this. I was recently asked to post a nature photo on Facebook every day for a week as part of the #challengeonnaturephotography. It was a challenge because it was difficult to…

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A real tree-t
Big Oak

A real tree-t

Maybe Joyce Kilmer was right.  I don't know.  My knowledge of poetry is almost nonexistent but I suppose it's possible that none of us will ever see "a poem lovely as a tree." Although it was never a plan of…

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North versus South
North Rim of the Grand Canyon

North versus South

This post is not about the Civil War, it's about Grand Canyon National Park.  The Grand Canyon is, of course, a very popular park with visitors from around the world.  It was the second most visited National Park in the…

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It’s delicate
Delicate Arch in Arches National Park

It’s delicate

It's difficult to imagine something made out of rock as being delicate, but Delicate Arch in Arches National Park seems to fit that bill rather well.  I've hiked out to it several times over the years and have always been…

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