TAKING A BREAK FROM THE MIGRATION Size:24X36 METAL PRINT With the colors of this

With the colors of this July sunrise appearing just before the sun touches the horizon

virginia spiderwort and ironweed that had yet to bloom

slow meandering with some nice reflections from the surrounding subjects

Cup plants (silphium perfoliatum) grow abundantly around the South Fork Kishwaukee River and throughout much of Wildflower Park reaching heights of over 6 feet

I come upon the dock with a great blue heron resting on the rails

TAKING A BREAK FROM THE MIGRATION Size:24X36 METAL PRINT With the colors of thisA beautiful and colorful common loon gracefully swims across Wildflower Lake as it swims close by looking and investigating my way. I was fascinated watching a few common loons swim and then dive to try and catch fish to reenergize throughout the morning. For about 3 weeks, I enjoyed viewing and photographing them as they rested at Wildflower Lake before flying north on their migration. One morning while photographing the sunrise at the lake, I was