A WINTER PRAIRIE SCENE ALONG THE RIVER GEESE I began photographing the wildflowers

I began photographing the wildflowers that consisted of blue vervain

false sunflowers

Many species of wildflowers were in prime conditions to photograph including these yellow coneflowers that were near the blazing star flowers

A beautiful spring sunrise illuminates this scene along the south fork Kishwaukee River as a male mallard duck swims close by

A WINTER PRAIRIE SCENE ALONG THE RIVER GEESE I began photographing the wildflowersAn early morning dusting of snow in Northern Illinois brings a beautiful winter scene to this prairie landscape along the South Fork Kishwaukee River with box elder trees standing precariously alongside the banks and some charismatic peachleaf willow trees off to the right at Wildflower Park. (525 145)