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Bluestem

Date: 11 2013
Description: A light layer of snow covering the shorter grass in the foreground, which is bordered by tall bluestem grass. The tall grass is obscuring the view of two f...
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Into the Woods

Date: 12 2013
Description: View down a snowy path through trees, which is lined on one side by a small wire fence on wood posts.
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Mansion on the Hill

Date: 12 2013
Description: Three-quarter view of the Thorp house on Mansion Hill. The house is constructed of locally quarried sandstone and designed in the Italianate style. Snow is...
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New Year Sundial

Date: 01 2014
Description: A sundial covered in snow.
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House in Ruins South of Town

Date: 1993
Description: An abandoned house surrounded by uncut grass and trees on the side of a road. Snow is covering the ground and lightly covers the roof of the two-story hous...
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From the Balcony in Winter

Date: 01 09 2015
Description: View looking down at snow covering a yard. There are bushes, plants and a bird bath in the center. In the background on the left is a fence, as well as a b...
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Cactus on the Balcony

Date: 11 21 2014
Description: A Christmas cactus in bloom (schlumbergera cultivars) growing in a small red pot is sitting on a deck partially covered in snow. On the left is the ...
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Kishwaukee River Viewed Eastward

Date: 11 27 2014
Description: Slightly elevated view of snow-covered trees lining both banks of the Kishwaukee River. In the distance the river is bending to the right. The ground is co...
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Kishwaukee River Viewed Westward

Date: 11 27 2014
Description: Slightly elevated view of trees along the banks of the Kishwaukee River. Snow is on the ground and tree branches. Ice is along the shoreline on the right.
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Trees in Chief Shabbona Forest Preserve

Date: 11 28 2014
Description: Trees standing on snow-covered ground dotted with dead leaves.
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Great Blue Heron in the Backyard

Date: 02 22 2015
Description: A painted, flat, yard sculpture of a blue heron sitting in the snow in the photographer's yard. A few dead plants are sticking up out of the snow.

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