NATURES NATURAL BEAUTY FROM THE RIVER Size:10X15 GALLERY WRAP I reached the trailhead soon

I reached the trailhead soon after leaving the house with camera gear in hand and it wasn't long before I started seeing the wildflowers along the lake which included cup plants

I was looking for some good wildflower composition to photograph and came upon this swamp milkweed plant with cup plants not in bloom behind close to the trail

I came to a clearing with a few wildflowers in bloom and thought this would be a nice spot to set up the tripod and camera

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A monarch butterfly enjoys the sweet nectar from the common milkweed flower

NATURES NATURAL BEAUTY FROM THE RIVER Size:10X15 GALLERY WRAP I reached the trailhead soonI set out to photograph the sunset during the late afternoon hours on these short days of late autumn and was hoping that it would be a nice and colorful sunset. I thought I would photograph the sunset from Eakin Creek West first, which I did as a beautiful sunset appeared on this December evening with the sky coming alive with fascinating colors. After photographing the sunset from the creek, I looked for more subjects nearby as the colors were still