Barcelona Fence and More

My contribution to TexWisGirl's Good Fences #19.

This is the fence that surrounds the patio tables.




Here are a couple pictures from Schiller Park: Umbrella Girl and a Red Admiral butterfly.


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Sidewalk Closed

Carmi's Thematic Photographic 297 is I saw the sign. I hope these signs are gone, soon.

I like this sign:

Here are some German Village flowers (and fences):



BONUS: Schiller Park duckling

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German Village Trees

Carmi's Thematic Photographic 195 is Bushes and Trees.

Much of my blog already consists of bushes and trees, but there's always room for jello more.

American Yellowwood (Cladrastis kentukea)

Unfortunately, many people have never seen the tree in bloom. The species is rare in the wild and seldom planted in yards. Also, most specimens don't flower profusely every year, but only at two to four year intervals.

I've walked by that tree in Schiller Park many times, but this is the first time I stopped and said, "WHOA!!!"



Somewhat nearby in German Village is this Tricolor Beech. "Like a Monte Carlo wearing 24 inch wheels they'll be lovers and haters out there but no one who doesn't notice."





While the irises (or irides, as S.C. insists...is there an app for that?) are neither bushes nor trees, they're too fantastic to pass up.









"You missed two classes and no homework." Wait, here's some homework, right here now! (And I'd like to take this moment to thank Jennifer for her expert tree identification assistance.)




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James Page, Potential Biologist

Sadly, the world was denied the benefits this potential feesh might have brought us, as Mr. Page swam down a different stream.



Meanwhile, Jennifer is Saying Yes to going way back...back into time. Back when a drum solo was a drum solo.



Perhaps I will have more to say about these topics.



UPDATE: Per reader request. These were taken in Schiller Park on April 15.






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Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller

Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller

While the accuracy of certain translations has been challenged by a certain Doktor, I must note that not only are they carved in stone, but they're in Schiller Park in German Village.





UPDATE: Live, from West Virginia:


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Umbrella Girl - The Play

Act I



Intermission



Act II









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Umbrella Girl and Friends

These pictures are from a walk to Schiller Park in early June. Note the 'Beware Of Teeter-Totters!' sign.









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