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Last Year's Milkweed

Date: 05 2014
Description: A blade of dead milkweed lying on wet grass and dirt.
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A Bridge in May

Date: 05 2014
Description: View across water towards the weathered footbridge spanning the Tenney Park lagoon near Marston Avenue. The word "Marston" is carved into the side of the b...
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The Tunnel

Date: 05 2014
Description: Silhouette of a person riding a bicycle through a pedestrian tunnel under East Johnson Street near the Yahara River and Tenney Park. Above the entrance to ...
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Estate Sale

Date: 05 2014
Description: View of a table near a window displaying tableware, including dish sets, mugs, and a crystal bowl. The view out the window is of pine trees, shrubs and a b...
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Antique Clock

Date: 05 2014
Description: Oak-encased pendulum wall clock hanging in an antique store. In the foreground is a desk lamp, with a Tiffany style glass lamp shade with a rose motif, sit...
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Buddhism

Date: 05 2014
Description: Thai statue of "Buddha Seated on Naga." The statue is made from sandstone and is on display at the Chazen Museum.
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The Sufferings of Others

Date: 05 2014
Description: View of a man sleeping on the sidewalk near the side of a building in front of a folding steel door.
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Images of People

Date: 05 2014
Description: Waist-up portrait of an elderly man sitting outdoors. He is wearing glasses, a hat, a suit jacket, and buttoned shirt. He is smiling slightly and resting h...
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Bird House

Date: 05 2014
Description: Close-up of a worn, wooden birdhouse attached to a tree trunk. Embossed in the wood is the word: "WoodLink."
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Whirligig

Date: 05 2014
Description: Close-up view of a decrepit wooden whirligig about to be retired. The paint on the figure of a man riding a horse is faded, and the blades of the whirligig...
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Driftless Farmyard

Date: 05 2014
Description: View up sloping edge of a farmyard. In the foreground is an open gate, a birdhouse on a post, and rock outcroppings. Along the fence in the background are ...
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Seabed on the Hill

Date: 05 2014
Description: View across fence and road towards a house on a hill of outcroppings in the Driftless Area. There are fence lines, telephone and electric poles, and a few ...
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Cows Grazing in Water

Date: 05 2014
Description: View across fence towards two cows standing a field flooded from spring rains. A Canada goose is swimming near a tree in the background on the right. In th...
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By the Sweet By and By

Date: 05 2014
Description: Close-up of a grand piano and old sheets of music in the historical house of the musician Joseph P. Webster. A vase of flowers is on top of the piano behin...
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My Bleeding Heart

Date: 05 2014
Description: Close-up view of a single flower of a bleeding heart hanging from a stem.
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In the Pasture at the Farm

Date: 05 2014
Description: View across field towards two young cows grazing on a hilly pasture. There is a bur oak in the distance at the bottom of the pasture, and beyond is a pond.

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