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What a Day!..and the Irony of it All
Last Saturday was the first substantial snowfall that we’ve had all season. To herald the occasion, I was out of bed by 5AM, shoveling the sidewalk by 5:20 or so, and on the road by 6:30. I wo… more →
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What a Day!..and the Irony of it All
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wrote 3 months ago: Last Saturday was the first substantial snowfall that we’ve had all season. To herald the occ … more →
How to: Not Get Lost in the Woods
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wrote 5 months ago: Which way? You’d think that a seasoned travel professional [ed. note: not technically true] li … more →
Fall is here...and I'm slathered in deadlines...
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wrote 6 months ago: For the few of you who are actively following, here are some pictures from my favorite spot by Salt … more →
Quiet reflections…
wrote 6 months ago: Mirror Reflections copyright 2012 Pamela Breitberg … more →
Salt Creek Prairie 8:15/60°/Wind-East
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wrote 7 months ago: This slideshow requires JavaScript. Sitting still in the middle of the field. One tree South of me … more →
on dragonflies, a carcass, and beavers
wrote 8 months ago: There be beavers in Salt Creek. He found evidence as he was ambling along this past Saturday. Down … more →
finding time at Willow Springs Woods
wrote 8 months ago: 8/21 Into the woods with the family. Willow Springs Woods in South Cook County. First time here, a … more →
Bald Eagles Expected To Stay In Forest Preserve
wrote 8 months ago: ORLAND PARK, Ill. (CBS) — Bald eagles have returned to a Cook County Forest Preserve south of … more →
More notes from Bemis Woods...and Speeder Bikes
wrote 9 months ago: “It is in the wilder spaces, of scrub and deadfall, where you’d rather not tread. In th … more →
Salt Creek Woods - 7/29
wrote 9 months ago: First visit: In the woods What is valuable in this: sitting alone on a Sunday morning, tripping ove … more →
Officials: Body Found In Lake Is Missing Oak Lawn Man
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wrote 9 months ago: PALOS PARK, Ill. (STMW) – Officials confirmed the body of a man found Tuesday morning in a Coo … more →
Exclusive: Morton Grove, IL Fire Department Caught Dumping Toxic Fire Foam in Chicago River
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wrote 9 months ago: UPDATE: Material Safety Data Sheets for various types of firefighting foam have been added at the en … more →
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wrote 9 months ago: there is a sense in this of all that was and what has ceased to be. … more →
A Rare Sight: Nesting Eagles Spotted In Palos Township Forest Preserve
wrote 1 year ago: PALOS TOWNSHIP, Ill. (CBS) — In news that may have been a century in coming, a nesting pair of … more →
still standing...
wrote 1 year ago: Still standing copyright 2011 Pamela Breitberg Autumn strips the deciduous forest to its skeletal fr … more →
State: Upset She Was Pregnant, Man Killed Girlfriend In 1981
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wrote 1 year ago: CHICAGO (STMW) – “Tell her it was another man. Tell her you were raped.” Those were the “cold, … more →
Chloe's First Hike
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wrote 1 year ago: Here are some more images from our hike in Palos Heights. Chloe’s first hike was a fun one … more →
Get out of town! Surprising bevies of birds in Chicagoland.
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wrote 2 years ago: My mom always used to say, “A watched pot never boils” whenever I’d get impatient … more →
