A crack  in the ice

A crack in the ice

<div style="margin-top: 18px; text-align: center; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; color: #ffffff;">Fractal cracks run from a hole in the ice on Hoover Reservoir at the boardwalk in Galena as the temperatures begin to warm after a week of freezing temperatures. My Final Photo for February 18, 2016.<br><br></div>
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Caught in the winds of fall

Caught in the winds of fall

Freshly fallen leaves are blown across the fields at the Braun farm as the sun breaks between clouds leading the way to colder temperatures. My Final Photo for Nov. 24, 2014.

Freshly fallen leaves blow across the fields at the Braun farm as the sun breaks between clouds leading the way to colder temperatures. My Final Photo for Nov. 24, 2014.

Snow and restored barn

Snow and restored barn

Afternoon sun falls on leaves in the shadows of a grove of trees along a bike path near the restored barns on Old 3C Highway in Genoa Township. My Final Photo for Nov. 18, 2014.

Afternoon sun falls on leaves in the shadows of a grove of trees along a bike path near the restored barns on Old 3C Highway in Genoa Township. My Final Photo for Nov. 18, 2014.

Five-legged grasshopper in the wetlands

Five-legged grasshopper in the wetlands

A five-legged grasshopper sits on the dried petals and stems of  a Queen Ann's Lace flower in the wildflower garden along the bike path through the wetlands area of highlands Park. My Final Photo for Sept. 30, 2014.

A five-legged grasshopper sits on the dried petals and stems of a Queen Anne’s Lace flower in the wildflower garden along the bike path through the wetlands area of Highlands Park. My Final Photo for Sept. 30, 2014.