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Wildflowers and tall grass at edge of conservation area near field of corn (maize) and farmstead, summer in northern Illinois, USA, for themes of past (prairie) and present (farmland) side by side
Beautiful Autumn Sunset over Tampier Lake in Northern Illinois
Rain clouds loom over a farm building, corn field, and grassy public path in a county land preserve in afternoon sunlight late in summer, northern Illinois, USA, for themes of weather and agriculture
Flowers of the pulmonaria plant. Northern Illinois, USA.
Prairie Creek flows through Midewin National Tallgrass Preserve in late summer, Will County, Illinois

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Horticulture at a glance: Plants flourish in the controlled environment of a large greenhouse in spring, northern Illinois, USAImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/horticulture-glance-plants-flourish-controlled-environment-192276146">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Abstract of Gemini blue star creeper (possible binomial name: Pratia pedunculate, Laurentia fluviatilis, or Isotoma fluviatilis) early in summer, northern Illinois, for decoration and backgroundImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/abstract-gemini-blue-star-creeper-possible-311120438">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Legacy of winter: Row of flagpoles without flags against a partly cloudy sky in spring, northern IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/legacy-winter-row-flagpoles-flags-partly-135347171">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Impressionistic abstract of climbing hydrangea on wooden fence in garden, with predominance of blues and greens, spring in northern IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/impressionistic-abstract-climbing-hydrangea-wooden-fence-278650538">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Greenhouse rows of pink and white begonias in springtime, northern IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/greenhouse-rows-pink-white-begonias-springtime-126722312">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Seedpod and seeds of milkweed (genus: Asclepias; unidentified species) early in autumn, field in northern Illinois. Milkweed seeds are dispersed by wind. Image used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/seedpod-seeds-milkweed-genus-asclepias-unidentified-290659382">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Blue star (binomial name: Amsonia hubrichtii), also known as Hubricht's bluestar, Arkansas amsonia, and thread-leaf blue star, in a summer garden, northern Illinois (foreground focus)Image used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/blue-star-binomial-name-amsonia-hubrichtii-204277360">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Barn dreams: Surreal illustration of a public red barn in northern Illinois, USAImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/barn-dreams-surreal-illustration-public-red-184091690">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Wind turbines stand above wintry farmland in northern Illinois (roadside view)Image used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/wind-turbines-stand-wintry-farmland-northern-48062860">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Sign on public farm in northern Illinois: "Do not feed anything to the animals"Image used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/sign-public-farm-northern-illinois-feed-153893609">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Climbing wild rose (botanical name: Rosa setigera) growing in a prairie thicket early in July, northern Illinois (selective focus)Image used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/climbing-wild-rose-botanical-name-rosa-150943829">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Marguerite daisies (binomial name: Argyranthemum frutescens) in a summer garden, northern Illinois. These cultivars are called "Butterfly."Image used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/marguerite-daisies-binomial-name-argyranthemum-frutescens-209811193">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Painterly abstract of prairie pothole (a natural depression full of water) reflecting blue sky in springtime, northern Illinois, USAImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/painterly-abstract-prairie-pothole-natural-depression-188091002">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Mammatus clouds over northern Illinois on a warm evening in JuneImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/mammatus-clouds-northern-illinois-warm-evening-32408842">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Roof of greenhouse reflected in campus window -- Elgin Community College, Elgin, IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/roof-greenhouse-reflected-campus-window-elgin-31883320">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Birdhouse among black-eyed Susans (botanical name: Rudbeckia hirta) in nature preserve , August in northern IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/birdhouse-blackeyed-susans-botanical-name-rudbeckia-150424667">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Pallas primrose (binomial name: Primula pallasii, sometimes identified as Primula elatior subspecies pallasii) blooming together in a flower bed, spring in northern Illinois (selective focus)Image used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/pallas-primrose-binomial-name-primula-pallasii-278440898">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Winter sky: Wispy cirrus clouds tattered by high winds late in December, northern Illinois, USAImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/winter-sky-wispy-cirrus-clouds-tattered-242745586">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Spring at a glance: Detail of formal garden with pink flowering Eastern redbud (botanical name: Cercis canadensis) and trimmed shrubs, northern Illinois in AprilImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/spring-glance-detail-formal-garden-pink-99512543">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Abundance of shasta daisies (botanical name: Leucanthemum x superbum) in summer garden, northern IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/abundance-shasta-daisies-botanical-name-leucanthemum-151316972">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Painterly abstract of a magnolia tree blossoming in northern Illinois, USA, in springImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/painterly-abstract-magnolia-tree-blossoming-northern-189555104">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Environmental landscape in mid October, with lake and reeds in foreground and two rows of transmission towers receding across forest preserve in northern IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/environmental-landscape-mid-october-lake-reeds-63020245">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Pasque flower (binomial name: Pulsatilla vulgaris) in garden, spring in northern IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/pasque-flower-binomial-name-pulsatilla-vulgaris-275108468">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Tops of wind turbines against a wintry blue sky in northern IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/tops-wind-turbines-wintry-blue-sky-48062857">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Multicolored abstract of bare tree covered with snow in March, northern Illinois (looks more like spring than winter)Image used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/multicolored-abstract-bare-tree-covered-snow-210558784">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Storm damage: Broken tree in woods, springtime in northern IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/storm-damage-broken-tree-woods-springtime-99484307">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Abstract of pointillized spider flowers (binomial name: Cleome hassleriana "Sparkler Mix"), native to South America, in a summer garden, July in northern IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/abstract-pointillized-spider-flowers-binomial-name-210046240">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Center pivot irrigation system on farm field in winter, northern IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/center-pivot-irrigation-system-farm-field-93067957">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Female American kestrel (scientific name: Falco sparverius) perched on gloved finger of naturalist in winter, northern Illinois. A.k.a. sparrow hawks, kestrels are the most common falcon in N. AmericaImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/female-american-kestrel-scientific-name-falco-128586710">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Prairie grass at top of hillImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/prairie-grass-top-hill-33528268">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Green foxtail (Setaria viridis), a wild grass common in the United States. Often considered a weed, it grows in clumps.Image used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/green-foxtail-setaria-viridis-wild-grass-37889245">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Multiple tracks of car tires, with a few footprints, in snow on pavementImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/multiple-tracks-car-tires-footprints-snow-24827731">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Tree branches encased in ice on a winter dayImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/tree-branches-encased-ice-winter-day-43373527">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Green foxtail (Setaria viridis), a wild grass common in the United States. Often considered a weed, it grows in clumps.Image used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/green-foxtail-setaria-viridis-wild-grass-37889248">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Two snow-covered benches by a tennis court under snowImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/two-snowcovered-benches-tennis-court-snow-22589875">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Serenity after a snowstormImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/serenity-snowstorm-232154266">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Big sky over hilltop with prairie grassImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/big-sky-hilltop-prairie-grass-33528253">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Clearing in woods strewn with pine needles (focus on middle ground)Image used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/clearing-woods-strewn-pine-needles-focus-63495223">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>

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