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Odds and Ends II

I am now out daily with camera in hand, sometimes on foot and sometimes by car. This past week saw me up at Fort Sheridan and the Fort Sheridan Nature Preserve, as well as at the Bahai Temple and the Home Alone house in Winnetka. I also made it downtown to Michigan Avenue, Oak Street, and North Avenue Beach. It has been hot, but as anyone can see, there is still a lot to see and experience.

Chicago Botanic Garden

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It was an unusually cold day today, with the driving winds whipping the willow tree branches about and chilling the air and my hands.  Not a good day for outdoor macro photography.  Nor did I find it a particularly good day for photographs providing overviews of the Japanese or English gardens.  The light was just too cold and harsh.