WALKING THE TRAIL TO A BEAUTIFUL SUNRISE FISHHOOK BARREL CACTUS (FEROCACTUS WISLIZENI) if looking from behind the

if looking from behind the frozen falls

This summer sunrise was spectacular and majestic with a mist coming off Wildflower Lake and the magnificent colors changing from one minute to the next

A pair of mallards are standing in the golden light of the late spring morning overlooking wildflower lake in Northern Illinois

Watching the colors of the sunrise shift from a purple hue to orange and then blue as those colors are reflected onto a calm and peaceful Wildflower Lake

WALKING THE TRAIL TO A BEAUTIFUL SUNRISE FISHHOOK BARREL CACTUS (FEROCACTUS WISLIZENI) if looking from behind theThe forecast this July morning was to be mostly clear with a few clouds. I thought it would be another beautiful and colorful sunrise so, I left the house wanting to photograph the beautiful wildflowers of the Park with a colorful sunrise. I knew where in the park that had an abundance of wildflowers, which was the west side and a beautiful sunrise to photograph. I reached the trailhead soon after leaving the house with camera gear in hand and it