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Writer, speaker, prairie hiker, coffee drinker, dragonfly chaser. Gardens. Reads. Bakes. Occasional cat photo. Follow my prairie adventures at Tuesdays in the Tallgrass @Wordpress. Website: www.cindycrosby.com No DMs please.
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This morning, I took a short hike at Dunning-Read Nature Area. It was a breezy and crisp (16 degrees) hike, and it was great to walk the trail in the snow. Here are a few animal prints and paths I discovered. #hiking #prairie #Chicago #winter #animaltracks

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Our next webinar is coming up Feb 26! Register for free at plainsconservation.org/yellowstone-...

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Happy Whipped Cream Wednesday! A fun, light read in a brutally cold week. I learned some new weather terms (gustnado?) and weather events (purple snow!). Pair it w/ hot coffee topped with plenty of the good stuff and you’re ready for whatever Mother Nature throws our way next. Cheers! #books #coffee

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It's Tuesday! Let's go for a virtual hike on the prairie together; discover "A Tallgrass Prairie Deep Freeze" tuesdaysinthetallgrass.wordpress.com/2025/02/18/a... #hiking #nature #nativeplants #snow #prairie #writing #naturegirl

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“The Nature of the Reader” #TomOgburn #Photography #Stunday 🦋 #Landscapes #BlueskyPhotography #Skyart #BlueskyArt #Art #Bookscapes #Bookstores #BlueRidgeParkway #SkylineDriveParkway #NPS #GreatSmokyMountainsNationalPark #Nature #TheParkwaysProjects #LittleSwitzerland #LittleSwitzerlandBooks&Beans

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Lake Michigan under freezing temps today. #lakemichigan #deepfreeze #highlanfpark #naturephotography #nature #illinois #naturegirl

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Foggy February. 🌹

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Jeff and I enjoyed a snowy hike along the Fox River at Kendall County’s Hoover Forest Preserve today; number 6 in our “25 hikes in 2025”: exploring nature preserves new to us in 25 different Illinois counties this year. Real Feel 2 degrees F! Brrrr. But a real spirit lifter. #nature #hiking

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It's Tuesday! Let's go for a virtual hike on the prairie together; discover "A Prairie Dragonfly Valentine" tuesdaysinthetallgrass.wordpress.com/2025/02/11/a... #science #nature #dragonflies #prairie #writing #change

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Finished the right page on this spread from my IL prairie nature journal... each prairie has its own special communities! #prairie #SciArt #naturejournal #insect

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Asters in winter are sometimes prettier than when in bloom. #nature #nativeplants #prairie #photography

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Happy Whipped Cream Wednesday! I thoroughly enjoyed these vignettes of everything from pecans to waffles; cherries to coconuts. Pair it with a big mug of hot chocolate with plenty of the good stuff and you’re ready for the ice storm about to hit the Midwest. #whippedcreamwednesday #books #naturegirl

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For all of my prairie people and nature lovers in general, Cindy Crosby is a gem and puts out beautiful photos and information about the prairie she loves most. Consider a follow!

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It's Tuesday! Let's go for a virtual hike on the prairie together; discover "Prairie Peace (In Times of Disruption)" tuesdaysinthetallgrass.wordpress.com/2025/02/04/p... #hiking #photography #nature #nativeplants #science #naturewriting #naturegirl

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Eastern Bluebirds are so elegant and I’m sure many peoples spark bird #birds

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One of the best things you can do right now is read books. Buy them. Borrow them from the library. Gift them. Read history. Read fiction. Read science writing. Read anything that shows you the world is bigger than what fascists say it is. Read to remember why your resistance matters. 📚💙

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Sunset, Isle a la Cache, Romeoville, Illinois. #nature #photography #illinois #sunset

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Prairies or wild grasslands don't get the same attention as trees. But from a carbon (and wildfire/wildlife/water) point of view, we should be doing everything we can to restore them. Carol Labuzzetta writes for The New Climate [Gift link] medium.com/the-new-clim...

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Sunset at Isle a la Cache, Romeoville, Illinois (Will County). #5 in our “25 for 2025” hikes, visiting 25 nature preserves new to us in 25 different Illinois counties this year. #bigbluestem #sunset #islealacache #romeoville #illinoisnature #25for2025 #hiking #naturephotography #naturegirl

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Helpful guidance for those of us with birdfeeders/water www.chicagobirder.org/blog/2025/1/...

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Engelmann oak (Quercus engelmannii) at the Huntington Botanical Gardens: magnificent, iconic, beloved species, native of S CA, progeny of a Mexican white oak, hybridizing with CA scrub white oaks and possibly owing its success in part to their adapted genes, thriving in a fire-scarred landscape.

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Join Wild Ones on Thursday, February 20, at 6:00 PM CT for our free webinar "Bees Beyond Honey: Understanding the Roles of Native and Managed Pollinators." Learn how native, solitary, and honeybees support ecosystems, the challenges they face, and how to help. Register: wildones.org/understandin....

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