I spent a couple of months in Illinois. I spent the bulk of it in Mascoutah visiting family. I also made a couple of trips to the Chicago area to visit family and friends.
I didn't take a whole lot of photos during this time. The hawk, little blue heron, snake and butterfly photos were taken at the Silver Creek Preserve. The photo of Charlie hiding in a bush was taken at my mom's house. The rest of the photos were taken in my sister's backyard.