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A Bog of an Excursion by Michele (Misha) B. views: 21 | rating: 10 | comments: 16

June 10, 2007 09:40 PM EDT -- I really love the area I grew up in and now live in again.  I know how fortunate I am to be back here.  It's so beautiful.  Today, I'll share one special spot with you that I love . . . more

A Carousel with No Horses - Brookfield Zoo, Brookfield, IL - photo essay (Kodak EasyShare Z760) by Mary Beth Magee views: 63 | rating: 10 | comments: 19

August 27, 2007 12:40 PM EDT --               The Brookfield Zoo opened a most unusual carousel in mid-2006 - a carousel without a single horse! Located near the north entrance, the carousel . . . more

Puffins -- haiku by Mary Beth Magee views: 20 | rating: 10 | comments: 14

August 28, 2007 09:26 PM EDT -- Like small monks in prayer Puffins cross the rocky land Fish within their mouths     Copyright 2007 Mary Beth Magee more

A Report on the Puffin Recovery Effort by Mary Beth Magee views: 13 | rating: 10 | comments: 6

August 30, 2007 08:30 AM EDT -- In an article headlined "Biologists bring puffins back to Maine," efforts of the National Audubon's Seabird Restoration Program to encourage puffins to return to islands off the coast . . . more

Puffins -- a poem by Mary Beth Magee views: 20 | rating: 10 | comments: 8

August 30, 2007 10:26 AM EDT -- As nature's clowns the tiny puffins rule. Black clad, with white shirtfront they face the world. Formally dressed, they dive with wings well furled To splash into a fish-filled dining pool.   . . . more