MORNING SILHOUETTE GIANT RAGWEED (AMBROSIA TRIFIDA) Walking the path just past

Walking the path just past the wildflowers I photographed

You can usually get some pretty dramatic looking cloud patterns from the thunderstorms and that was my hope this morning

Spring tulips bring color and beauty to the landscape around Wildflower Lake

I wanted to have a shallow depth of field to have the flowers stand out but

oak and hophornbeam trees of this deciduous forest in Northern Illinois

MORNING SILHOUETTE GIANT RAGWEED (AMBROSIA TRIFIDA) Walking the path just pastA beautiful misty morning sunrise is reflected onto Wildflower Lake with the silhouette of a paper birch tree standing picturesque during this spectacular spring morning at Wildflower Park. (488 13)