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I spent all day Saturday outside in sub zero temps clearing the snow and leveling off our ice ring. My friend, Tom helped out with the leveling and filling. Sadly it warmed up Monday, so i have a large pond, no doubt the mid west winter will take care of business and freeze the water in the near future!
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This picture hangs high in our stair well at home. I took the shot at an angle with a flash, mainly because i didn't want to wash out the shot with the flash. I perspective corrected in Photoshop and put a grey board on it, came out well i think. The perspective correction really gets the shot a perpendicular appearance.
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Looks like we had a bit of an ice storm last night. When i first looked, i thought it was just rain, closer inspection revealed ice. My wife said the roads were bad when she went to work this morning!
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Woke up this morning to see all the trees covered in frost, looked awesome in the sun light.
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The suet cake is very popular with the woodpeckers, and the other birds too!
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Taken last year, i just like the picture.
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A walking path in Cary IL
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Taken while out for my lunchtime walk.
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The suet cakes are always popular.
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The fall colors in northern Illinois are amazing this year. Took this while driving home on Monday.
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Taken in the early morning sunlight. A great time for flowers!
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I like getting up early in the morning during the summer. The light and the quiet are wonderful with a cup coffee and a camera! This is one of the wife's flowers basking in the early morning sun.
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In my bird book it could be either. But if you look, you can just make out another bird in the same position on other side.
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This Downy woodpecker wondering which one is next.
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My old friend is back, but he does seem to strugle with the feeder. However i am sure he is pleased have the food!
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A male Downy Woodpecker taking advantage on my bird feeder, so i can take his picture - a fair trade.
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Came back from the Arabian desert to Mid West snow!
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Taken in very bright sunlight shining directly into the lense. Managed some sort of recovery switching to B&W.