FINDING A MOMENT OF PEACE AND BEAUTY AT THE RIVER WHITE-TAILED DEER only about a quarter mile

only about a quarter mile before I noticed the mist and wildflowers blanketing the landscape

The morning started out with a remarkable sunrise that lasted for almost an hour as I walked along the path of Wildflower Lake

The early morning sunlight shines bright on this common milkweed flower in Northern Illinois

isolated the flower

FINDING A MOMENT OF PEACE AND BEAUTY AT THE RIVER WHITE-TAILED DEER only about a quarter mileA beautiful and colorful sunrise appears in the distance as the South Fork Kishwaukee River slowly and smoothly moves along through the landscape picking up the reflections of that sunrise and trees of oak and box elder along with the dam from the busy beavers handy work at Wildflower Park. (561 16)