THERE'S NO ICE BETTER THEN CRAB APPLE ICE Size:13X19 METAL PRINT focused and began shooting this

focused and began shooting this ethereal and foggy scene as the sunlight penetrated through the clouds softly illuminating the cottonwood trees at Wildflower Park

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 tree would be a good place to set up the tripod

A canoe sits idle along the banks of the Fox River with dame's rocket flowers on display

Upwards of 1500 canada geese can be seen on their migration north at Wildflower Lake and along the South Fork Kishwaukee River as this individual flies overhead continuing on to its breeding grounds

The soft lighting illuminates this beautiful scene giving off a reddish hue to the landscape of box elder trees

THERE'S NO ICE BETTER THEN CRAB APPLE ICE Size:13X19 METAL PRINT focused and began shooting thisA winter scene of Icicles dangle beneath frozen crab apples after a freezing rain storm passes through the night before in Northern Illinois at Wildflower Park. (531 132)