THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT RODENT Box elder trees are reflected

Box elder trees are reflected onto a calm and smooth flowing Eakin Creek West as it picks up the blue hour colors of the night that brings the sunset to a close at Wildflower Park

Mallards take a moment to groom themselves so they can keep their feathers clean during this spring morning

I was able to get both of them as they momentarily pause from foraging in the forest at Wildflower Park

A misty morning with Ironweed flowers add much beauty to the landscape at Wildflower Park

The fragrance is enjoyable and pleasant

THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT RODENT Box elder trees are reflectedGeologic formations of buttes, spires and pinnacles at Badlands National Park have been happening for the last 500,000 years and continue to be shaped by natural forces of wind and rain as they erode slowly over time. (594 570)