Leaving Havana.
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Tribute to the Soldiers 1861 - 1885, Havana Courthouse.
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Main Street in Havana leads right into the Illinois River.
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Havana City Hall, in the old Havana National Bank building.
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The Lawford Theater is closed.
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The Chuckwagon Restaurant in Havana, Illinois.
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View of Havana, Illinois from the Water Tower.
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Historic Havana Water Tower. According to the plaque at the site: This water tower has been in continuous use since its erection in 1889.
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Black Swallowtail Butterfly, along the slough behind Larry's at Spring Lake.
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Water Lily on Spring Lake.
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Swans on Spring Lake. Photo was taken with the telephoto extender, using the tripod and remote release.
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Flowers on a hillside bordering an irrigated field near Spring Lake.
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Prickley Pear Cactus fruit, almost ripe. The cactus grow in the sandy soil around Spring Lake and Sand Ridge State Park.
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Zimmatic irrigation system in progress. The bluff on the east side of Spring Lake is made of sand. They irrigate using the water from the underground aquifer.
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The Sportsman Creed.
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Greg shows us the interior of the club, ready to feed 100, 1/2 roasted chicken or 12 oz. porkchops for 7.00 a plate. No charge for the beer because he lost his liquor license a while back.
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Spring Lake Sportsmens Club from the front.
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View of Spring Lake from the Sportsmens Club. It is out there somewhere through the brush . . . as is a reported spring.
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Greg welcomed us to the Sportsmen's Club and showed us around.
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Intrigued by the sign, we mosied on down the road.
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Spring Lake Sportsmens Club, est 1896.
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Oyster Mushrooms growing by the side of Rice Lake.
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Hibiscus.
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Green Heron at Banner Marsh.
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Giant Puffball.
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Monarch Butterfly.
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Bumble Bee on Milkweed Flower # 2.
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Bumble Bee on Milkweed Flower. Banner Marsh, Friday August 26, on a cloudy, gray, humid day.
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Parasol mushrooms found in Bison Country at Lone Elk Park. Luckily the bison were not around when I slipped out of the car to pick the mushrooms. The hat is filled with boletes and acorns picked on my walk through the woods at the World Bird Sanctuary.
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Birds Nest Fungi, taken at 1/6 second. I really should have used a tripod. These fungi are really small! Note the mycelia in the lower left corner.
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It was a dark and stormy day at the World Bird Sanctuary. This was hand-held at 1/8 second.
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Mushrooms growing in the mulch along the path down the bluff.
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Unknown mushroom growing at the World Bird Sanctuary along the trail. The rain in St. Louis County over the past few weeks has made the mushrooms grow.
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