A PEACEFUL MOMENT DURING AN AFTERNOON WALK ADVENTURE TRAVEL I set up the tripod

I set up the tripod and camera

I was looking for some subjects to photograph along the trail with the sun illuminating those subjects when I came upon this Kentucky coffee tree being backlit with an orange glow from the morning sun

with the shadows of box elder trees lining its banks on this cold winter morning at Wildflower Park

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It was so cold and windy this day that I had a hard time focusing on this scene because my eyes would constantly tear up do to the severe weather

A PEACEFUL MOMENT DURING AN AFTERNOON WALK ADVENTURE TRAVEL I set up the tripodA small flock of american tree sparrows make Wildflower Park home for a couple of months during the winter before continuing their migration as this one takes a moment of rest upon the branches. (534 54)