Adirondack Mountains Desktop Wallpaper

I was checking reddit and found this breathtaking view of the Adirondacks. I couldn’t resist posting it.

Great views of Kazakhstan Wallpaper

Just a great image I found online from Kazakhstan. Great wallpaper for a desktop!

Yosemite National Park wallpaper

Found a great photo for a desktop wallpaper that someone snapped in Yosemite National Park. Check it out:

Fall Flashback – Schiller Woods October 2012

Living in an urban environment can make it difficult to experience real nature. I have lived in Chicago for the past 20 years and I am glad that we have several Forest Preserves surrounding the city. Without these stretches of nature we would truly live in an urban concrete jungle.

Schiller Woods is located on the northwest outskirt of Chicago. Part of this Forest Preserve borders the city and the other side the suburb of Schiller Park. These woods are a popular destination for picnics, family gatherings, BBQs and sports events. I enjoy walking the trails and occasionally I ride my bike through there as well.

Last October I was feeling fed up with the day to day grind so I started visiting the forest on an almost daily basis. Since I worked in the afternoons I had time to visit before my work day began. The fresh air and the sights made my days so much better. Fall is a wonderful time since every day brings new colors and new sights. I eventually got inspired to bring my camera and I snapped some photos:

Fall Flashback – Kawishiwi Falls October 2012 (wildforthewoods.wordpress.com)
Habitat restoration workday held at Bliss Woods in Sugar Grove (dailyherald.com)

Trees Communicate With One Another, Connected by Fungi (Video)

Very interesting video I found on the BBN ( Buddhist Broadcasting Network ). Basically the video shows the work of University of British Columbia professor Suzanne Simard. Her work explains “trees in a forest ecosystem are interconnected with the largest, oldest ‘mother trees’ serving as hubs.

Trees communicating and sharing through fungi (forestandfungi.wordpress.com)
How Are Fungi Different from Plants? (proplants.com)
Microbiomes at the Roots: A New Look at Forest Ecology (e360.yale.edu)
Tree Speak (orwellwasright.co.uk)
The Secret Life of Plants (seaborn11.wordpress.com)
Mother Trees (lincolnparknature.wordpress.com)

Blue water and skies

The sky and water are never as blue as they are in the summer.

Summertime Sunday Throw back

Its a cold winter Sunday and I was organizing my phone and found some more pictures from the summer. Cant wait for spring. Winter needs to keep moving.