CATCHING THE HEAT THERMALS PURPLE I moved along through the

I moved along through the park crossing the bridge over Eakin Creek West with a little bit of mist still hovering over the landscape that had yet to burn off from the warming of the morning sun

it also gave off a reddish hue to the plants

I set out to photograph the sunset during the late afternoon hours on these short days of late autumn and was hoping that it would be a nice and colorful sunset

In this picture

Morning sunlight illuminates this blue vervain plant in Northern Illinois at Wildflower Park

CATCHING THE HEAT THERMALS PURPLE I moved along through theA red tailed hawk circles overhead as it gains lift and catches the heat thermals beneath the cumulus clouds during this winter afternoon at Wildflower Park. (548 150)