EARLY EVENING BUTTERFLY OUTDOOR ENTHUSIAST Mist lingers throughout the morning

Mist lingers throughout the morning hours as the sun rises behind this peachleaf willow tree sending out sunbursts just before I cross over the South Fork Kishwaukee River on this cool summer morning at Wildflower Park

The forecast this morning was for foggy conditions until late morning so

False sunflowers are abundant on this prairie landscape scene at Wildflower Park in Northern Illinois

With the abundance of wildflowers that include common milkweed and swamp milkweed that are host plants to the monarch caterpillars

For about 3 weeks

EARLY EVENING BUTTERFLY OUTDOOR ENTHUSIAST Mist lingers throughout the morningA monarch butterfly enjoys the sweet nectar from the common milkweed flower. (503 26)