The beauty of Mother Nature

Can someone explain to me why the weekends go so fast, but the work week drags on and on and on? So unfair.

The hubby and I went out again on Saturday (three weeks in a row! Boy are we pushing our luck!) and had a lovely day. The weather was absolutely perfect. This time we headed for the Morton Arboretum.

I don't think I've been there in 10 years, and I was a bit disappointed compared to last weekend's outing at Cantigny Gardens. There just wasn't a whole lot blooming at Morton. But I did snap pictures of what was. But the grounds are massive and we walked around a couple of the lakes and down some trails and took a leisurely drive through the rest of the arboretum. I was able to get some photos of a couple of birds, a frog and a bunch of turtles sunning themselves on a big rock. :-)

( This way to the flowers and the animals! )

After we left the Arborteum we went to Willowbrook Wildlife Center. This place has been around since I was a kid. It's an animal rehabilitation and education center that's been doing wonderful work saving countless numbers of animals every year. The larger animals that can't be released back into the wild are kept at the facility on the grounds that you can walk around and see. And then inside the building are the smaller animals and birds and reptiles.

We saw some beautiful birds, including a sandhill crane. And an adorable woodchuck, not to mention this glorious owl:

( This way to the birds! )

So what did YOU do over the weekend?

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