TAKING IN THE VIEWS OF THE PARK HAWTHORN TREE (CRATAEGUS ) I composed the Kentucky coffee

I composed the Kentucky coffee tree being backlit along with the trail and snapped off a couple images

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I looked back and noticed the sunburst through the tree with the rays of sunshine extending out onto the prairie landscape

peachleaf willow and 2 cottonwood

I didn't have to wait long before those colors of oranges and reds came alive with cumulus clouds picking up those colors along with a low lying mist hovering over the prairie landscape

TAKING IN THE VIEWS OF THE PARK HAWTHORN TREE (CRATAEGUS ) I composed the Kentucky coffeeA winter afternoon snowfall comes through this wetland prairie scene with a mourning dove resting on a cup plant stalk as I make my way through this beautiful area of the park. Wildflower Park. (539 30)