A WINTERS BEAUTY IN NORTHERN ILLINOIS Size:10x15 FINE ART PAPER false sunflowers and hoary vervain

false sunflowers and hoary vervain that I had just photographed

This image of a paper birch tree was photographed a couple weeks ago during some of the snow storms we had here in Northern Illinois

Dame's Rocket flowers add color and beauty to this landscape scene along the Fox River Trail

What an awesome experience this had been seeing this beautiful and colorful bird so close up

I was up by 4:00 am to catch the sunrise at Wildflower Lake and at the trailhead by 4:30 am

A WINTERS BEAUTY IN NORTHERN ILLINOIS Size:10x15 FINE ART PAPER false sunflowers and hoary vervainA fresh blanket of snow covers this beautiful and majestic scene along the South Fork Kishwaukee River in Northern Illinois. It was so cold and windy this day that I had a hard time focusing on this scene because my eyes would constantly tear up do to the severe weather. (477 135)