GIANT REEDS ARE HIGHLIGHTED BY THE MORNING SUN VIRGINIA SPIDERWORT (TRADESCANTIA VIRGINIANA) hawthorn tree and cumulus clouds

hawthorn tree and cumulus clouds are mirrored onto a calm and peaceful Wildflower Lake with colors of the sunset beginning to come alive at Wildflower park

A spectacular explosion of color bursts from behind the dramatic clouds which are reflected onto a calm and peaceful Wildflower Lake in Northern Illinois

A small flock of american tree sparrows make Wildflower Park home for a couple of months during the winter before continuing their migration as this one takes a moment of rest upon the branches

Cumulus clouds pass slowly overhead causing the sunlight to shift on this prairie landscape scene as the lighting this morning had been very good from a photographers point of view

then partial sunny skies

GIANT REEDS ARE HIGHLIGHTED BY THE MORNING SUN VIRGINIA SPIDERWORT (TRADESCANTIA VIRGINIANA) hawthorn tree and cumulus cloudsA foggy, ethereal feeling to this spring morning out on the prairie as a thick fog engulfs the landscape of giant reeds along the South Fork Kishwaukee River at Wildflower Park. (645 1388)