debstromquist: A male Red-winged Blackbird trilling away
debstromquist: When he's not singing
debstromquist: The trees budding
debstromquist: The tiniest bits of green are starting to show
debstromquist: Detail of the sculpture at the historic site
debstromquist: Chicago Portage The Waterway West
debstromquist: Father Marquette points east towards the present site of Chicago
debstromquist: Portage Pond
debstromquist: New life
debstromquist: Purple wildflowers
debstromquist: This was a surprise
debstromquist: This little creek might be all that's left of "Portage Creek"
debstromquist: Portage Creek
debstromquist: Gary caused those ripples in the water
debstromquist: A new tree branch is forming
debstromquist: I think this is the former site of the Lake River Terminal
debstromquist: Looks like the beaver are after this tree
debstromquist: A lot of dead trees in the pond
debstromquist: Grass reflection
debstromquist: This tree looks like it is enveloping everything near it
debstromquist: Across Portage Pond
debstromquist: It looks like this tree kind of swallowed up this brick
debstromquist: It looks like the deer have been eating the bark on this tree
debstromquist: Looking back the way we came
debstromquist: Some geese
debstromquist: Good catch
debstromquist: A train locomotive rumbles by
debstromquist: Just to let everyone know not to dig anywhere around here
debstromquist: Behind the sculpture
debstromquist: A starling