Outing alone + In a group = Community

I lined up with the best of 'em today at the Wolf Road prairie, Westchester IL. Dr. Gerould Wiheim, Botanist and Conservationist, gave a two hour lecture on the preciousness of our prairies.
*kick*
That's me kicking myself for not bringing a pen and paper.
My hope is that my pictures will be inspiring enough to encourage my return for other lectures and real studies.
Between me and all of you...I stood next to a man (not pictured) who looked like Paul Newman. Old men should not look that good... I feel dirty now.