Lily Pads on a Peaceful Day

Lily pads on the Mississippi River

I took this picture when I visited a little fishing nook by my house on the Wisconsin/Iowa border. It's a quiet little spot where fisherman gather to catch their fish in an inlet of the Mississippi River. For me, I just like to sit and listen to the sounds of nature and watch beautiful pelicans and Cormorants fly across the water and take pics of all the beautiful-ness I see there.

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