Susan, you still have a cute little face. Dave always has his "critters" pose. He won't tell me how he gets them to do that. He must be a "critter whisperer". Linda

Where I live, there is/was a Big Grove that covered more than 20 square miles. There are a few small groups of trees left in town and there is Brownfield Woods not too far from my house. That spot now has less than 100 acres of woods. It is a research area for the University of Illinois. However, prairies were the norm. There is a non-profit that is attempting to reconstruct those prairies, but it takes at least 10 years to eliminate the introduced plants and their seeds.

The 'leaning' trees in Casey's photo are obviously not leaning from wind. Unless the wind blows from opposite directions and only blows on one side of the road at a time. I am very familiar with what winds on a coast do to trees. I think ElizabethA is right, a fish eye lens. I don't know anything about them, except pictures I've seen taken with one. But usually the 'fish eye' effect is much more pronounced, so maybe they are adjustable? Rusty

Quick like a fox. A fox family set up house under my sister's shed years ago. Mom and Dad raised 5 fine kits. It was so neat to have such a close view of them from her dining room window.