A GOLDEN MORNING IN THE PARK SNOW SHOEING A coot swims across the

A coot swims across the lake as the colors of the sunrise glisten onto the surface of the lake at Exner Wetland Nature Preserve

I looked for more subjects nearby as the colors were still strong and beautiful

A winter scene of Icicles dangle beneath frozen crab apples after a freezing rain storm passes through the night before in Northern Illinois at Wildflower Park

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Blue vervain grow abundantly throughout Wildflower Park with picturesque clouds overhead and oak trees off in the distance

A GOLDEN MORNING IN THE PARK SNOW SHOEING A coot swims across theA beautiful morning hiking through Starved Rock State Park as the autumn colors of maple, oak and hophornbeam trees of this deciduous forest were terrific and spectacular on this October morning. (683 3302)