LIFE GIVING NECTAR SNOWSHOEING and close up subjects like

and close up subjects like this honey locust tree along with Wildflower Lake behind in black and white which adds a little more mystery and mood to the images

Many species inhabit this area including buffalo

A small waterfall along wildcat creek canyon Starved Rock State Park

I decided to use my 105mm Nikkor lens to isolate certain areas of the clouds and began photographing the storm clouds on this June morning at Wildflower Park

Rolling hills and wildflowers as far as the eye can see make up the mixed grasslands in Badlands National Park

LIFE GIVING NECTAR SNOWSHOEING and close up subjects likeA female monarch butterfly sips nectar from the common milkweed flower while the morning sun illuminates the scene at Wildflower Park. (579 118)