Warrenville at it's finest

In continuing my West Suburban Forest Preserve Photo Extravaganza I ventured to Warrenville and took photos at both Blackwell and Warrenville Grove. It was a really beautiful sunny day, which made photographing a little harder than on an overcast day. When it is so sunny out, it is hard not to get your shadow in the shots! And it was so bright it was hard to see the screen on my camera when I was trying to focus an object.
Another thing I found frustrating was that all the plant life was pretty much the same as at Herrick, with a few exceptions. I guess that is to be expected, seeing as all three preserves are contained within a three mile radius. I think the next location I want to shoot is the Morton Arboretum in Lisle. As you can probably guess by the name of the place, there are lot of trees there. But if I can remember correctly from my third grade field trip, they had lots of different types of foliage. There's also this place called the Graue Mill in Oak Brook. Although I think I want to wait until the leave turn colors before I photograph there.
On a completely unreleated note, I start my second semester of grad school tomorrow. I am taking four classes this semester, each eight weeks long. In that regard, I am glad I don't have a job right now so I can focus on my school work. After looking at the syllabi (I had to look that one up!) I'm going to see if I can't get a head start on some of my projects and papers to get them out of the way before I do get a job.