BREAKING THE HORIZON FROZEN A prairie of black-eyed susan

A prairie of black-eyed susan brings color and beauty to this prairie landscape scene at Wildflower Park

As I left the house before sunrise

A glorious sunrise illuminates the clouds with spectacular colors as the winds bring motion to the surface of Wildflower Lake during this spring day at Wildflower Park

The early morning sunlight brightens the florets of the common milkweed at Wildflower Park

After a freezing rain storm passed through overnight

BREAKING THE HORIZON FROZEN A prairie of black-eyed susanOvernight 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 would be a good place to