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Joni's Garden : Joni has long loved the garden and gardening. Flowers and Foliage are her great passion in the garden. "Gardening is both an addiction and therapy all in one", she has been known to say often to friends. The hard work and sweat that it takes to have a beautiful garden is well rewarded with beauty and satisfaction. I (John) have grown to love these green friends also. However, I also love photographing them - and prefer that to the hard work - dirty part of gardening. That is not to say that my hands are not often dirty and my back sore! It won't take long for you to notice that the gardens are not perfect. As much as we would love to have "perfect" gardens, lack of time and nature itself contribute to the more natural look of Joni's Garden. We admire a well manicured yard yet are not driven to making ours precise. After all, it is more about the beauty that God has made than what we have done with it. Joni and I both hope you enjoy Joni's Garden with us.

Joni's Garden

Joni has long loved the garden and gardening. Flowers and Foliage are ...

Updated: Aug 18, 2008 8:55am PST

Chicago : I Love Chicago. Having Grown up in the western suburbs and living here most of my life, I have very much enjoyed the beauty and culture of Chicago. This gallery is Chicago the way I choose to see it.

Chicago

I Love Chicago. Having Grown up in the western suburbs and living her ...

Updated: Jul 16, 2008 9:28pm PST

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Shari's Garden : Shari is our next door neighbor. She an Joni enjoy sharing a love of flowers.

Shari's Garden

Shari is our next door neighbor. She an Joni enjoy sharing a love of f ...

Updated: Jul 19, 2008 10:34am CDT

Joni's Garden : Joni has long loved the garden and gardening. Flowers and Foliage are her great passion in the garden. "Gardening is both an addiction and therapy all in one", she has been known to say often to friends. The hard work and sweat that it takes to have a beautiful garden is well rewarded with beauty and satisfaction. I (John) have grown to love these green friends also. However, I also love photographing them - and prefer that to the hard work - dirty part of gardening. That is not to say that my hands are not often dirty and my back sore! It won't take long for you to notice that the gardens are not perfect. As much as we would love to have "perfect" gardens, lack of time and nature itself contribute to the more natural look of Joni's Garden. We admire a well manicured yard yet are not driven to making ours precise. After all, it is more about the beauty that God has made than what we have done with it. Joni and I both hope you enjoy Joni's Garden with us.

Joni's Garden

Joni has long loved the garden and gardening. Flowers and Foliage are ...

Updated: Aug 18, 2008 10:55am CDT

The Morton Arboretum : The Morton Arboretum is an internationally recognized nonprofit organization dedicated to the planting and conservation of trees. Its 1,700 acres hold collections of more than 4,000 kinds of trees, shrubs, and other plants from around the world. The Arboretum was founded in 1922 by Morton Salt magnate Joy Morton. Arboretum grounds offer an oasis of magnificently tended trees, 16 miles of hiking trails, 9 miles of roads, and 900 acres of natural areas including the prototypical, restored 100-acre Schulenberg Prairie.

The Morton Arboretum

The Morton Arboretum is an internationally recognized nonprofit organi ...

Updated: Jul 19, 2008 12:18pm CDT

Cantigny Park : Mostly flowers and scenes at the Cantigny Park Wheaton, Illinois. Other random photos as opotunity arises.

Cantigny Park

Mostly flowers and scenes at the Cantigny Park Wheaton, Illinois. Othe ...

Updated: Jul 18, 2008 9:07am CDT

Chicago Botanic Gardens : The Chicago Botanic Garden, with its world-renowned plant collections and displays, is one of the country's most visited public gardens and a preeminent center for learning and scientific research. The 385-acre Garden features 23 display gardens and three native habitats, uniquely situated on nine islands surrounded by lakes.

Chicago Botanic Gardens

The Chicago Botanic Garden, with its world-renowned plant collections ...

Updated: Jul 21, 2008 1:03pm CDT

Wilson : Our dog Wilson and his canine friends and predecessors.

Wilson

Our dog Wilson and his canine friends and predecessors.

Updated: Aug 04, 2008 1:59pm CDT

Anderson Japanese Garden : Anderson Japanese Garden. The largest Japanese Garden outside of Japan. Rockford, IL

Anderson Japanese Garden

Anderson Japanese Garden. The largest Japanese Garden outside of Japan ...

Updated: Jun 24, 2008 1:29am CDT

Wild Animals : I don't encounter large exotic wild animals in my daily routine. But I've happened across some fun pics of local fare (so to speak). I shoot a camera not a gun. Brookfield Zoo is home to some pictured here.

Wild Animals

I don't encounter large exotic wild animals in my daily routine. But I ...

Updated: Jul 15, 2008 9:56am CDT

Sky : The sky changes all the time - Every day from first-light to sunset. Clouds have a life of their own and when sunlight plays through them it can be breathtaking. There is never much time to setup for cloud shots as they often change rapidly.

Sky

The sky changes all the time - Every day from first-light to sunset. C ...

Updated: Jun 29, 2008 11:07pm CDT

Birds : Birds - Unlike flowers the birds in the garden require patience, good timing, and some luck (being in the right place at the right time with camera in hand).

Birds

Birds - Unlike flowers the birds in the garden require patience, good ...

Updated: Jul 23, 2008 9:44am CDT

Bugs : Bugs, Insects, Whatever! Some are beautiful. Most of them are intriguing up close.

Bugs

Bugs, Insects, Whatever! Some are beautiful. Most of them are intrigui ...

Updated: Aug 03, 2008 8:51pm CDT

Fireworks :

Fireworks

Updated: Jul 07, 2008 9:03am CDT

People : Family, friends and perfect strangers. Images that are good for the soul (mine anyway).

People

Family, friends and perfect strangers. Images that are good for the so ...

Updated: Jul 27, 2008 10:06pm CDT

Chicago : I Love Chicago. Having Grown up in the western suburbs and living here most of my life, I have very much enjoyed the beauty and culture of Chicago. This gallery is Chicago the way I choose to see it.

Chicago

I Love Chicago. Having Grown up in the western suburbs and living her ...

Updated: Jul 16, 2008 11:28pm CDT

South Carolina ~ Smoky Mountains : We drove trhought the Smokey Mountains on our way to Charleston. The tops of the mountains were covered in ice. We visited Fort Sumter and the Magnolia Plantation & Gardens.

South Carolina ~ Smoky Mountains

We drove trhought the Smokey Mountains on our way to Charleston. The t ...

Updated: Jun 29, 2008 11:05pm CDT

The Ring - Advanced Photon Source (APS) ~ Argonne National Laboratory : Argonne National Laboratory is one of the U.S. Department of Energy's largest research centers. It is also the nation's first national laboratory, chartered in 1946. Researchers from around the world use Argonne's Advanced Photon Source (APS) to see their experiments through new eyes. Source of the nation's most brilliant X-ray beams for materials science research, the APS is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Basic Energy Sciences. It has opened new doors for scientists in many different fields. With a circumference of 1,104-meters, the APS is large enough to hold a baseball park in its center. It houses a complex of machines and devices that produce, accelerate and store a beam of electrons. The beam passes through magnetic devices called "wigglers" and "undulators" that vibrate the electrons' path, causing them to emit X-rays.

The Ring - Advanced Photon Source (APS) ~ Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne National Laboratory is one of the U.S. Department of Energy's ...

Updated: Jun 28, 2008 10:15pm CDT

Ravinia 2008 :

Ravinia 2008

Updated: Aug 04, 2008 9:23am CDT

Floral Themes / Still Life : Plant and flower photos that are out of the context of the garden.

Floral Themes / Still Life

Plant and flower photos that are out of the context of the garden.

Updated: Aug 18, 2008 10:22am CDT

Awesome Garden One : Gardens we have visited and loved.

Awesome Garden One

Gardens we have visited and loved.

Updated: Jul 28, 2008 10:43pm CDT

Awesome Garden Two : Gardens we have visited and loved.

Awesome Garden Two

Gardens we have visited and loved.

Updated: Jul 28, 2008 10:26pm CDT

Fire : Sitting in the backyard at night with camera in hand - what can you shoot? The fire in the firepit of course!

Fire

Sitting in the backyard at night with camera in hand - what can you sh ...

Updated: Jun 28, 2008 8:15pm CDT

Whatever : Images that just happen.

Whatever

Images that just happen.

Updated: Jul 18, 2008 9:14am CDT

Hot Air Baloons : I love the colors, shapes and sounds of hot air baloons. Many of these photos were taken around July 4th when Lisle, Illinois has their 'Eyes to the Skies' festival.

Hot Air Baloons

I love the colors, shapes and sounds of hot air baloons. Many of these ...

Updated: Jul 07, 2008 9:48am CDT

JC : JC - John Carpenter is an artist/craftsman whose primary business is jewelry design and fabrication. JC's favorite pastime is photography - mostly focused on nature. There is much beauty in this world and that is what JC most often chooses to photograph. Occasionally subjects that he just finds interesting make their way into his work. All that is hurtful and ugly he leaves to journalists.

JC

JC - John Carpenter is an artist/craftsman whose primary business is j ...

Updated: Jun 23, 2008 5:06pm CDT

Composite Photos : Manipulated photos. Layered images with Photoshop effects.

Composite Photos

Manipulated photos. Layered images with Photoshop effects.

Updated: Aug 04, 2008 6:01pm CDT

Jude Thomas : Jude Thomas Ralston - Born 8/4/2008 8 pounds 12 oz / 22.5 inches Photos are most current to oldest.

Jude Thomas

Jude Thomas Ralston - Born 8/4/2008 8 pounds 12 oz / 22.5 inches Pho ...

Updated: Aug 17, 2008 9:39pm CDT

Daylilies :

Daylilies

Updated: Aug 17, 2008 11:29pm CDT

Butterflies :

Butterflies

Updated: Aug 19, 2008 8:00am CDT

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