BLAZING STAR Size:13x19 FINE ART PAPER This July morning started out

This July morning started out like most other recent mornings with cool temperatures that brought mist to the low lying landscape here in Northern Illinois

slow meandering with some nice reflections from the surrounding subjects

A colorful sunrise appears on this beautiful morning while taking in the views of this hawthorn tree framing the summer colors and Wildflower Lake at Wildflower Park

I didn't have far to hike to reach the west end of the park where there was an abundance of wildflowers along with a mist in front of the box elder trees that line the banks of Eakin Creek West

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BLAZING STAR Size:13x19 FINE ART PAPER This July morning started outThe forecast was to be another sunny beautiful day so, I left the house around 4: 30 am and headed to the Burnidge Forest Preserve. The previous days I scouted out a few areas to photograph the wildflowers and the Burnidge Forest Preserve had plenty to photograph so, I made that my priority today. I knew where in the preserve I wanted to go to photograph the wildflowers because, there were an abundance of them. It wasn't long before I reached the area