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At this time of year it's a rare treat to catch an early train and make it back to the Grove during daylight ( Read more... )

[OT from cottage renovations]

this time of the year the Grove has a certain tendency for cold days like this, characterised by a thick overcast that sets itself in and occasionally crosses over into an intermittent rain useful only for putting a clammy edge onto the damp chill, mocking last week's foretaste of spring with the reality of the few ( Read more... )

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it is said of this month that it comes in like a lion and leaves like a lamb, a process that was encapsulated into a single week.

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the Circle

we started off with temperatures in the 20°f range and two days of snow, as caught on the porch cam:

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when morning turns to afternoon and wet overcast yields to sunlight, what better time could there be to revisit the crocus meadows?

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Jackson Park

there's nothing like a few hours of warmth and light to open things up. 

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Jackson Park's crocus meadow had come into bloom late the previous weekend but the last day's waning light had not provided much in the way of opportunities to view or share the phenomenon ( Read more... )

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Chinese silvergrass is an ornamental that can be found in gardens all around the Grove.  its pale tufts never take a break from playing with breeze and light.

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Jackson Park

it is seen here in backlit detail, framed by trunk and branch of one of the Grove's ( Read more... )

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any time I'm heading out for a walk or errand around the Grove or its environs I just about never leave without bringing along a camera ( Read more... )

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Jackson Park

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in trying to come up with at least one usable image per day I've been trying to take fewer (and with any luck, if not skill, better) pictures ( Read more... )

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Jackson Park

you can walk around this one hydrangea bud and it doesn't matter from what angle you regard it, each is different and each is perfectly lovely. 

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