AN INSPIRING WINTER SCENE ALONG THE RIVER Size:8x12 GALLERY WRAP An Eastern Bluebird stops for

An Eastern Bluebird stops for a rest on a burr oak tree branch along its migration in Northern Illinois

I decided to use my 105mm Nikkor lens to isolate certain areas of the clouds and began photographing the storm clouds on this June morning at Wildflower Park

cup plants and great angelica with the colors of the sunrise and began photographing

I didn't have to wait long before those colors of oranges and reds came alive with cumulus clouds picking up those colors along with a low lying mist hovering over the prairie landscape

I decided to photograph the sunrise and some of the wildflowers at Burnidge Forest Preserve this morning

AN INSPIRING WINTER SCENE ALONG THE RIVER Size:8x12 GALLERY WRAP An Eastern Bluebird stops forThere is beauty in every season, sometimes you have to break out of your daily routine to find and enjoy what has been given to us. This image was photographed a couple weeks ago during some of the snow storms we had here in Northern Illinois. South Fork Kishwaukee River Wildflower Park. (477 137)