AT THE CREEKS EDGE HILLS rich and bright colors appears

rich and bright colors appears over Wildflower Lake

I was looking for some subjects to photograph along the trail with the sun illuminating those subjects when I came upon this Kentucky coffee tree being backlit with an orange glow from the morning sun

colorful and vibrant sunrise appears over Wildflower Lake

I thought it would be another beautiful and colorful sunrise so

False sunflowers are abundant on this prairie landscape scene at Wildflower Park in Northern Illinois

AT THE CREEKS EDGE HILLS rich and bright colors appearsAfter receiving 2 3 inches of snow overnight, I set out to photograph this recent snowfall along Eakin Creek West on this 2nd day of the New Year. The temperature was in the mid 20's with little to no wind and overcast conditions. Over the years, I have come to notice that the creek usually doesn't completely freeze over and that the creeks edges can form some pretty cool ice patterns, which makes for some good photography. As I was moving along the