A BEAUTIFUL SCENE ON WILDFLOWER LAKE GRASSES composed the shot and began

composed the shot and began shooting this outstanding sunset at Wildflower Park in Northern Illinois

box elder and peachleaf willow are frozen in almost an inch of ice with the river moving quickly along avoiding most of the freezing except along the banks at Wildflower Park

wild bergamot and penstemon pictured here

A beautiful morning hiking through Starved Rock State Park

With the colors of this July sunrise appearing just before the sun touches the horizon

A BEAUTIFUL SCENE ON WILDFLOWER LAKE GRASSES composed the shot and beganA small flock of canada geese take rest on Wildflower Lake during their migration as 12 15 mph winds move across the surface leaving small waves in its wake on this winter afternoon. (548 103)