Very near my Mom’s house in Chicagoland is this preserved prairie. It was too wet to plow for corn and escaped development until the 1920′s when sidewalks were laid. Then the Depression came. It is about 15 miles from the city. Here’s a bit about it.
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May 20, 2010 at 3:45 am
Sheila
That is such a cool place. It’s nice that you can go there and find peace. It seems to me that you follow the path and you can rejuvenate after the city life.
May 20, 2010 at 2:41 am
Lisa
very pretty, I’m glad it looks the way it does now.
May 18, 2010 at 6:24 pm
Lesli Peterson
This is fabulous. It just would not have looked the same if you had taken it at a higher level. I’m guessing this was an “on your tummy” shot – love it.
May 18, 2010 at 6:18 pm
Esther Farnstrom
Sometimes we luck out and find a spot that is protected from development. This is an image that invites me in to stroll through the flowers under the trees.
May 16, 2010 at 1:33 pm
Julie McLeod
Wow! Fascinating story to go with your terrific image. leaves a lot to the imagination…
May 15, 2010 at 11:08 am
Ian
like the angle
May 15, 2010 at 4:20 am
Kristy Johnson
Such an interesting contrast between nature and development. Nice job!
May 14, 2010 at 6:56 pm
Clara Williams
The lines leading down to the trees are fabulous. Sounds like a beautiful place.
May 14, 2010 at 3:42 pm
Barb P
Great job on the framing of this one and the leading lines are well leading
May 13, 2010 at 9:15 pm
danudin
Thank heavens inconfenience preserved that area, thanks for sharing with the path into the past.
May 13, 2010 at 9:05 pm
~Val
Oooh….next time, let’s go there!
May 13, 2010 at 9:21 pm
Ellen
It’s really close to Brookfield Zoo…
May 13, 2010 at 8:19 pm
Tammy McChesney
How I would love to go there! This is just gorgeous and it sounds like it gets even better….I love looking down this path through the flowers into the trees…it almost feels like I am there!