BEAUTIFULLY ILLUMINATED DOCK as the sunlight illuminated the

as the sunlight illuminated the prairie and these rosinweed flowers during the early morning hours

A male northern cardinal perches on a branch of a peachleaf willow tree on this summer evening at Wildflower Park

After taking a few shots of the dock

teasel weed and a few giant ragweed plants

I knew where in the park I wanted to photograph the sunrise and wildflowers

BEAUTIFULLY ILLUMINATED DOCK as the sunlight illuminated theAfter photographing the wildflowers with a misty sunrise scenes at Wildflower Park, I focused on the individual wildflowers that were close to the trail. There was one plant that I knew was in perfect condition from passing by it earlier that I wanted to photograph so, I backtracked some and switched out my lens to my nikkor 105mm macro. The early morning sunlight was falling perfectly on this swamp milkweed plant illuminating the umbels with the