A MOMENT OF TRUST Size:16x24 METAL PRINT The silvery checkerspot butterfly caterpillar

The silvery checkerspot butterfly caterpillar feeds on the Yellow coneflower as do some moth species

I could smell the beautiful sweet fragrance of the milkweed

blue vervain on my left and cup plants to the right during a misty morning and Wildflower Park

A common milkweed seed pod along with its exposed seeds are being covered in wet snow on this prairie landscape scene at Wildflower Park

it can be beautiful or inspiring

A MOMENT OF TRUST Size:16x24 METAL PRINT The silvery checkerspot butterfly caterpillarI was making my way through this area when I came upon 10 white tailed deer that were grazing the prairie and not far off the trail. As I came closer to them, most fled further away to the safety of the trees and plants. But a few stayed and didn't move too much, in fact this curious doe decided she needed a closer look at the photographer and moved even closer. She stayed posed for a few seconds when another deer nearby startled her, in which she