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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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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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Civil War Monument in the Cambridge Village Square

Date: 11 01 2014
Description: Stone monument topped with a statue of a civil war soldier holding his rifle. The monument reads: "Dedicated to the soldiers and sailors of the Civil War 1...
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Lake Michigan from McKinley Park Looking Northward

Date: 11 08 2014
Description: Large slabs of rock line the shore of Lake Michigan. A tree is on the left. Heavy clouds are in the sky, with a patch of blue sky in the center.
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Searching for the Red Dragon on Lake Monona

Date: 01 25 2015
Description: View from rocky shoreline towards two people, an adult and a child, walking across the ice and snow covered lake. In the middle of the lake is a dinosaur o...
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Local Event in Cambridge

Date: 01 31 2015
Description: Close-up of a poster taped to the window of a cafe advertising an upcoming event, the "Speakeasy Spectacular." The poster features a man and woman in 1920s...
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Greening of the Golf Course

Date: 04 18 2015
Description: View across the greens of an empty golf course. On the other side of the fairway are groups of evergreens. A row of dense, leafless trees marks the edge of...
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Hoya Flowering on the Balcony

Date: 04 25 2015
Description: View of a Hoya plant growing out of a glass jar filled with water sitting on a railing. The plant is sprouting waxy leaves and little pink flowers, and the...
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Thrift Store

Date: 03 08 2015
Description: Exterior view through a window of the inside of St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store. Shorts, purses, women's tops, and a pair of shoes are on display.
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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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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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Road to the Farm

Date: 08 26 2015
Description: View of a long, paved driveway, bordered by trees and bushes, that goes down and up a hill. A red barn is partially visible among trees at the end of the d...
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Tree Trunk with Snow on Monona Bay

Date: 11 20 2014
Description: View looking down along the trunk of a willow tree arching down and resting on the ice covering Monona Bay. There is snow on the tree and the rocks along t...
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Kishwaukee River Viewed Eastward

Date: 11 27 2014
Description: Slightly elevated view of snow-covered trees lining both banks of the Kishwaukee River. In the distance the river is bending to the right. The ground is co...
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Winter Solstice Bonfire

Date: 12 07 2014
Description: James Danky dressed in thick boots, a coat, gloves and hat, prods at a large fire with a rake. Several large twigs, sticks, and branches provide fuel for t...
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Lake Geneva

Date: 08 2013
Description: View down pier towards yacht named "Louise" tied up to a post. The yacht is used to take tourists around the lake.
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Street Fair

Date: 09 2013
Description: People walking on the street, some wearing costumes, at the Willy Street Fair. Behind them are booths along the curb.
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At Water's Edge

Date: 09 2013
Description: View from shoreline of a lake. In the foreground is the trunk and branches of a fallen tree resting low in the rocks and grasses. In the distance is the fa...
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Car Wash Octopus

Date: 10 2013
Description: A rotating sculpture of a smiling octopus on a sign for "Octopus Car Wash." The octopus is holding a bucket, washcloths, and a squeegee in its arms.
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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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