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Oak trees of ice are glistening in the late afternoon sunlight after a storm of snow and freezing rain passed through the night before at Wildflower Park

I started my hike with camera gear and tripod in hand and it wasn't long before I began seeing some of the wildflowers I would be photographing this morning

if only I knew what they were saying

A quietness surrounds this beautiful autumn scene with the pedestrian bridge and a peachleaf willow tree towering overhead at Wildflower Park in Northern Illinois

WINTER MILKWEED SEEDS Size:10x15 METAL PRINT blue vervainA common milkweed seed pod along with its exposed seeds are being covered in wet snow on this prairie landscape scene at Wildflower Park. (627 642)