A BEAUTIFUL WINTER SCENE IN THE PARK Size:13X19 METAL PRINT A flock of canada geese

A flock of canada geese rest for a few days on a frozen Wildflower Lake as they prepare for their late winter migration north at Wildflower Park

I started my hike with camera gear and tripod in hand and it wasn't long before I began seeing some of the wildflowers I would be photographing this morning

I set up my tripod and camera

Walking through the park on a nice relaxing summer morning while viewing the many different colors of wildflowers

I had my eyes in the view finder of my Nikon camera using my 300mm f4

A BEAUTIFUL WINTER SCENE IN THE PARK Size:13X19 METAL PRINT A flock of canada geeseOvernight we had 2 3 inches of snow and the forecast for this morning was to be sunny with a few clouds, so I decided to brave the frigid 18F temperature to catch this sunrise in the park. Combining the recent snowfall and the sunshine predicted, I set out to photograph the sunrise. As I was trekking along, I was thinking where I would photograph the sunrise and thought that the bridge over a frozen South Fork Kishwaukee River and the peachleaf willow