Previously overlooked, ignored, forgotten or lost? Regardless the reasons, rediscovery of these odds and ends has been a treat. From autumn’s hues to spring’s delights, what was once lost has again been found.
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Creamy water glistens down the waterfall at Lake Falls in Matthiessen State Park in Illinois. The cascading spray provides a conducive environment to sustain the spread of soft green moss on the the limestone canyon walls.
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As single tree still hangs onto its remaining leaves as an ominous fog rolls into the leaf covered forest.
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A basal rosette of green surrounds the delicate white dew covered petals of a mustard flower. Aggressive in nature, this tiny plant is severe threat and will overtake forested areas.
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Silhouetted cowboy reigns in a bucking bronco spooked by something within a nearby sagebrush.
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Two autumn colored maple leaves, rest side by side on a cracked dying log.
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The delicate white and pink pantaloon shaped blooms of the dutchman’s breeches rise from a rosette of green fern-like leaves.
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Glistening like small diamonds, the loose grains of a sandstone boulder surround an autumn maple leaf as it changes colors from yellow to brown.
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Inside Illinois Canyon’s sandstone walls, the last golden brown maple leaf hangs precariously from its moss covered tree.