c.s. photojournal

The Fermilab Prairie

Cassi — Mon, 14 May 2012 00:57:43 +0000

Fermilab Natural Areas Fermilab Prairie Resources for Students

Bluebells

Cassi — Wed, 02 May 2012 02:53:50 +0000

I biked to Jay Woods in mid-April and took these top two photos with my phone, intending to come back later to get a better picture of the area on the left with my fancycamera, but was thwarted by some forestry work. Virginia Bluebells or Virginia Whitebells? Photos taken at Jay Woods Forest Preserve in [...]

Corndog Grass

Cassi — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 02:47:22 +0000

Cattail spike at Subat Forest Preserve snapped while frog monitoring (shaddup, ya noisy chorus frogs).

Littlest Burr Oak Leaves

Cassi — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 22:56:47 +0000

At James “Pate” Philip State Park in Bartlett, IL

Pete’s Fresh Market #6

Cassi — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 17:13:08 +0000

Dear Pete’s Fresh Market (no. 6, the closest store) – immaculate aisles!!! your fruit amazes: all kinds of mangos I had never known about your vegetable packs make the most delicious soups… what is kohlrabi? Pete’s Fresh Market #6 2526 West Cermak Road Chicago, Illinois 60608

Maramech Forest Preserve

Cassi — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 15:08:36 +0000

Photos from Maramech Woods Nature Preserve / Maramech Forest Preserve on March 26th, 2012. The flatwoods is rife with Symplocarpus foetidus (skunk cabbage, foreground) and Caltha palustris (marsh marigold, background). Although the entire forest preserve is approximately 90 acres, about half of it is a dedicated Nature Preserve (48 acres). Additionally, approximately 70 acres are [...]

WRP Patterns

Cassi — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 02:05:33 +0000

Some photos from a my visit to Wolf Road Prairie last weekend. All sorts asproutin’. The Forest Preserve District of Cook County burned this area last week. Growing up fast! Ribs. WRP has at least 41 species of lichens (Hyerczyk 2011)! Thalictrum thalictroides (rue anemone). Ratibida pinnata (grey coneflower) once all its seed has fallen [...]

Fifty Common Plant Galls of the Chicago Area

Cassi — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:08:42 +0000

The Field Museum of Natural History Botany Leaflet 16: “Fifty Common Plant Galls of the Chicago Area,” by Carl F. Gronemann, 1930.

Palmate

Cassi — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 03:25:31 +0000

Two palmate friends: Newly emerging Ohio buckeye (Aesculus glabra) leaves in the most beautiful chartreuse shade. Littlest mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum) waiting to unfurl.

Palmisano Park

Cassi — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 03:12:21 +0000

Chicago skyline from Palmisano Park prairie