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White Peony in the Backyard

Date: 06 09 2015
Description: Close-up view of two white peony blossoms.
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Woods Along the South Shore of Lake Wingra

Date: 10 22 2014
Description: Woods with trees with yellow leaves. Yellow and green leaves cover the ground.
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Lakeside Street at Noon

Date: 06 16 2015
Description: View down sidewalk towards a railroad crossing. Storefronts are along the sidewalk across the street, with cars parked along the curb in front.
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Musicians at the Westside Farmers' Market

Date: 06 27 2015
Description: A group of men and women are standing and sitting under a tree playing string instruments.
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Sycamore Tree in the Arboretum

Date: 03 04 2015
Description: View of a white sycamore tree in a snowy field against a blue sky. A forest of leafless trees are in the background.
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Water Lilies with Willow on Lake Wingra

Date: 07 21 2015
Description: Water lilies on the surface of a lake that is reflecting the blue sky. The branch of a willow tree is partly submerged in the water.
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Solveig Picking Cherries in the Backyard

Date: 07 06 2015
Description: A woman wearing glasses is picking cherries from a tree while standing on a ladder. A tupperware container on the ladder is full of cherries.
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House in Town

Date: 01 2014
Description: View across snow-covered ground, towards the photographer'shouse with a front deck. The winter landscape includes a wood fence and tree on the left.
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Shoveler's Sink

Date: 09 13 2014
Description: Shoveler's Sink, a small pond, sitting in a valley of small hills dotted with trees. Ducks are swimming in the lower left portion of the pond.
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Sherman Oak with Soaring Hawk

Date: 10 26 2014
Description: An oak tree, barren of leaves, standing in the middle of tall grass. Trees, some with green, red, and yellow leaves are in the background. A hawk is flying...
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Overlooking the Sugar River at the End of October

Date: 10 28 2014
Description: View looking down towards a green lawn along a riverbank. Extending out from the shoreline is a tree with a long horizontal trunk extending into the Sugar ...
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Great Blue Heron in the Backyard

Date: 02 22 2015
Description: A painted, flat, yard sculpture of a blue heron sitting in the snow in the photographer's yard. A few dead plants are sticking up out of the snow.
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Japanese White Lilac in the Rain

Date: 06 08 2015
Description: View on a rainy day looking down from a porch towards a yard with trees, flowering bushes, and a Japanese white lilac in bloom. Across the street is a hous...
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Return to Yahara Park Place on Lake Monona

Date: 08 22 2015
Description: View from shoreline of trees in silhouette growing along the shore of Lake Monona. A motor boat is far out on the lake. Homes and buildings are along the f...
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Cemetery

Date: 10 2013
Description: A grove of trees growing behind a line of gravestones at Forest Hill Cemetery, and what may be an effigy mound. Fallen leaves are on the grass.
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Exit

Date: 10 2013
Description: View through car windshield of road signs above Interstate 90. The exit for highway 12/18 towards Cambridge is on the right, and the exit for 12/18 towards...
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Underpass

Date: 01 2014
Description: Smokestacks rising over a short underpass, billowing exhaust. Snow is covering the side of the pass and the ground on the other side.
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Bridge at Vilas Park

Date: 09 18 2014
Description: View along shoreline towards a stone, arched bridge over the lagoon at Vilas Park. Lily pads are on the surface of the lagoon, and trees, tall grasses and ...
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Lake Wingra at Arbor Drive

Date: 10 16 2014
Description: Trees, shrubs, and tall grasses frame the view of Lake Wingra. Lily pads are growing on the lake surface. Trees from the UW Arboretum, just starting to tur...
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End of the Ice Fishing Season

Date: 03 08 2015
Description: View from rocks shoreline of people walking or fishing on the snow- and ice-covered lake near a red ice fishing hut. Other fishing huts are in the distance...

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