ENJOYING THE MORNING OUTING Size:8x12 FINE ART PAPER An early morning dusting of

An early morning dusting of snow in Northern Illinois brings a beautiful winter scene to this prairie landscape with a charismatic peachleaf willow tree standing tall alongside the trail and among the wetland cattails at Wildflower Park

I set up my tripod

The previous days I scouted out a few areas to photograph the wildflowers and the Burnidge Forest Preserve had plenty to photograph so

The sun began to shine bright through the clouds as the colors of the sunrise came to fruition appearing behind the box elder trees that line Eakin Creek West

ENJOYING THE MORNING OUTING Size:8x12 FINE ART PAPER An early morning dusting ofRuddy ducks and pied billed grebes spend a few days resting and recouping at Wildflower Lake before continuing their migration north on this beautiful spring morning at Wildflower park. (479 92)