Cheery Images on a Rainy Autumn Day

We sure need the rain!!!

(Photos by Julie unless credited to others...)

Rainbow from Metra train headed to Chicago.

 Tree lights outside French Market, downtown Chicago.

Chihuily sculpture at Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix.

(Photo by Susan Florsheim)

Recent Harvest Moonrise over Lake Michigan, Evanston.
Note: speck of a sailboat.

Chicago Botanic Gardens, Glencoe.

(Photo by Bernie Ruckdaeschel)

Ezra Siegel: "Best of Show" Evanston Big Fork Art Festival Sept. 27-28, 2014

A big sister must brag...

I selected the shots that show Ezra's paintings in his booth. To see a much more thorough representation of his work go to his website.

Blame me for making him pose under this hat painting. I prefer the abstract works but I believe his hanging this literal piece amidst them brings out their abstraction.

What Is A Weed

Is all about expectation and perception.

As Summer's Blooms Fade, Fall Fun Begins

Sedum 'Autumn Joy' and Hibiscus 'Pink Elephant'

Franklin Tree

Catalpa seed pods

Staghorn Sumac berries

Chicago Botanic Garden on a Lovely August Afternoon

 High Maintenance Art

 Insect Damage

 Intimate English View

 Branches and Leaves

The Best!

Multiples

Spots & Lines

Bows & Stripes

Cherries & Dots

Red Admiral Butterfly and Buttonbush

So delighted to see these Red Admiral butterflies (males apparently) feeding on the native shrub,  Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) at a client's recently. The plant likes wet soil and full sun. With all the rain we have gotten (drought last summer, flash floods this summer), this shrub is thriving!