BLUE WATERFALLS RAPTORS While photographing

While photographing

A freezing rain storm the night before overtakes Wildflower Park with icicles hanging beneath the rails of a bridge over the South Fork Kishwaukee River in Northern Illinois

A beautiful sunrise appears at Wildflower Park on this summer day

Catching the sunrise as the colors change throughout the early morning

I was looking for some good wildflower composition to photograph and came upon this patch of common milkweed close to the trail

BLUE WATERFALLS RAPTORS While photographingWith the extreme cold temperatures of January and February, waterfalls form as the afternoon sun begins to melt the snowfall from the previous day only to have that snow and water freeze overnight as the temperatures drop to 9F to 0F creating impressive and colorful waterfalls at Starved Rock State Park. (687 3505)