A SUMMER PRAIRIE SUNRISE FROM THE PARK EXNER MARSH NATURE PRESERVE I began photographing the wildflowers

I began photographing the wildflowers that consisted of blue vervain

A mother white-tailed deer and her two fawns use the South Fork Kishwaukee River as a corridor on this misty September morning at Wildflower Park

Before reaching the lake

wildflower lake and the colorful sunrise

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A SUMMER PRAIRIE SUNRISE FROM THE PARK EXNER MARSH NATURE PRESERVE I began photographing the wildflowersIt was to be another beautiful morning and with that, I set off from the trailhead with camera gear and tripod in hand on this July summer morning at Wildflower Park. I was looking to photograph the wildflowers and sunrise on this day in the park. I didn't have far to hike to reach the west end of the park where there was an abundance of wildflowers. With the colors of the sunrise appearing just before the sun touched the horizon, I quickly composed