GLANCING ACROSS THE PRAIRIE LANDSCAPE TEXTURES As I stand looking out

As I stand looking out over the park

A few plants of maximilian sunflowers are in full bloom as the early morning sunlight begins to illuminate the golden flowers at Wildflower Park in Northern Illinois

Wild Bergamot flowers grow in abundance near quaking aspen trees on this montane ecosystem from Rocky Mountain National Park

As the evening light shifts

I had been focusing on the large landscape scenes of wildflowers and sunrise all morning to this point

GLANCING ACROSS THE PRAIRIE LANDSCAPE TEXTURES As I stand looking outA small group of six white tailed deer glance across the prairie landscape during this sunny February afternoon in Northern Illinois. (399 236)