ANOTHER MORNING WITH THE LOONS WALKING A beautiful morning while walking

A beautiful morning while walking the trail around Wildflower Lake as a colorful spring sunrise appears on this June day in Northern Illinois

black-eyed susan can be seen on the west side of Wildflower Park

I decide to photograph silhouettes and close-ups along with the landscape in black and white which adds a little more mystery and mood to the images

approaching this oak tree at Wildflower Park

I could smell the beautiful sweet fragrance of the milkweed

ANOTHER MORNING WITH THE LOONS WALKING A beautiful morning while walkingA beautiful and colorful common loon gracefully swims across Wildflower Lake as it swims close by looking and investigating my way. I was fascinated watching a few common loons swim and then dive to try and catch fish to reenergize throughout the morning. For about 3 weeks, I enjoyed viewing and photographing them as they rested at Wildflower Lake before flying north on their migration. One morning while photographing the sunrise at the lake, I was