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Heron Rookery at Indiana Dunes

On Sunday, Steve and I hiked some of the Heron Rookery trail at Indiana Dunes, and folks, the trees were singing. https://videopress.com/v/3NdCgygD?preloadContent=metadata Sound on for these videos! Creaking, more like, but I've never heard trees make noises like this! https://videopress.com/v/Ikx6lXj6?preloadContent=metadata The hike was gorgeous. Peak spring: small buds on all the trees catching the sun… Continue reading Heron Rookery at Indiana Dunes

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I spy

This afternoon I hiked through the Forest Glen Woods with Steve, Erika, and Hank. We paused briefly at one view of the river and saw this: It's impossible to see from the poor quality (iPhone) photo, but within our range of sight was, as best we could identify, a mule white-tailed deer, a pair of… Continue reading I spy

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Butler and Monet

I traveled: to the Art Institute of Chicago for the first time since COVID this afternoon, taking the day off work for my birthday. My time there confirmed how much my attention span has atrophied over the last year: I struggled to take in a painting for more than 15-20 seconds without losing interest. It's… Continue reading Butler and Monet