A little bit of mercy makes the world less cold and more just – Pope Francis.

Michigan Avenue, Chicago.
Canon 18-55 mm IS

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Gorilla, Lincoln Park Zoo, Canon 70-200 mm IS

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The person who doesn't scatter the morning dew will not comb gray hairs – Hunter S. Thompson. #dewdrops #morningdew #morningdewdrops #grass #waterdroplets #macro #macrophotography #illinois #raylakeforestpreserve #forestpreserve #mundelein #mundeleinillinois #wanderingscouser #bokeh #huntersthompson

An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day — Henry David Thoreau #sunrise #mist #mistymorning #foggy #sunthroughtrees #wanderingscouser #trees #sunlight #morningsun #illinois #midwest #lcfpd #forestpreserve #mundelein #mundeleinillinois #chicago #lakecounty #fallcolors #autumncolours

I want to cultivate the seed that was placed in me until the last small twig has grown – Kathe Kollwitz #seed #seedpod #nature #natural #fall #fallcolors #autumn #autumncolours #wildflower #illinois #illinoisnature #raylakeforestpreserve #wauconda #naturetones #wanderingscouser #kathekollwitz

Barn, Glacier State Park, McHenry, Illinois.

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I cannot endure to waste anything so precious as autumnal sunshine by staying in the house ― Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Sunrise over Lake Michigan, Illinois Beach State Park.

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Heron Creek Forest Preserve, Long Grove, Illinois.

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Isolation #tree #solitarytree #silhouette #treesilhouette #leaves #fall #autumn #winteriscoming #isolation #raylakeforestpreserve #illinois #mundelein #mundeleinillinois #chicago #chicagoillinois #wanderingscouser #treesofinstagram #blackandwhitephotography #mist #fog #mistymorning #foggymorning