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Looking back towards Green Bay Road from the North Branch Trail.
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A grove of trees on the south side of the trail.
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Inching my way on the North Branch Trail towards the Chicago Botanical Gardens.
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Another view back to the east from the trail.
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Getting closer to the Gardens, but not quite there yet. Sprinklers doing their work.
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These flowers were getting hit with beams of sunlight and water from the sprinkler.
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A little further up the path was this beautiful bed of flowers.
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A closer look at the flowers.
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There was so much to look at and take in.
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A great setting for a closeup.
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A view of bouquet roses aka French Hydrangea.
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A closeup of a bouquet rose.
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First view in the gardens proper. This is part of the Heritage Garden.
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I was blessed with an amazing setting.
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A view to the east.
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One more view to the east.
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Another view from in the Heritage Garden.
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It was a warm day, but there was a nice breeze for most of the day. The willows are feeling the breeze in this pic.
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Gemini Blue Star Creepers at the bottom of this pic.
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Here's a view of some Ice Cream Banana Wheat Celosias.
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A view to the west from in the Heritage Garden.
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A view back to the east from in the Heritage Garden.
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A nice potted display here.
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A closer look at part of the potted display.
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A sculpture of Carolus Linnaeus, the father of Taxonomic Botany.
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A view to the south while heading to the Rose Garden.
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First view from the Rose Garden.
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A closer look at the Grandiflora Roses.
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A close look at some Hybrid Tea Roses.
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Another view to the south from the Rose Garden.
