FULL OF BEAUTY ON THE PRAIRIE COMMON MILKWEED (ASCLEPIAS SYRIACA) are abundant and can be

are abundant and can be seen in bloom from late spring to early autumn at Wildflower Park

Walking the path just past the wildflowers I photographed

A misty morning covers Wildflower park with a peachleaf willow tree and elderberry bushes being illuminated by the spring sun on this May morning in Northern Illinois

I looked back and noticed the sunburst through the tree with the rays of sunshine extending out onto the prairie landscape

I came upon the oak savanna with mature oak trees

FULL OF BEAUTY ON THE PRAIRIE COMMON MILKWEED (ASCLEPIAS SYRIACA) are abundant and can beThe forecast was to be another sunny beautiful day so, I left the house around 4: 30 am and headed to the Burnidge Forest Preserve. The previous days I scouted out a few areas to photograph the wildflowers and the Burnidge Forest Preserve had plenty to photograph so, I made that my priority today. I knew where in the preserve I wanted to go to photograph the wildflowers because, there were an abundance of them. It wasn't long before I reached the area