What a beautiful fall day -- today was perfect for spending time outside. Michael and I went to Allerton Park, in Monticello (about 40 minutes from Chambana). Allerton Park is the estate of a very wealthy Illinoisan who donated the property to the University of Illinois in 1946. There's a working, diversified farm; many formal gardens with extensive statuary; a Georgian mansion built in 1900; and miles of hiking trails through woods and gardens. We spent a few hours there hiking the "yellow trail" and seeing what we could see.
Michael at the pillars at the end of the cross surrounding "Death of the Last Centaur" statue
Death of the Last Centaur
Melissa on the upper level of House of the Golden Buddhas
This is a hedge apple -- something we'd never heard of until today. They're gooey and heavy, and may have shattered that rear window in the picture. (Don't worry, that's not our car.)
Girl with Scarf. (This Allerton guy must have had a thing for boobs.)
The mansion, which is now used as a conference center.
Foo Dog!
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