A MAGICAL AND COLORFUL SUNSET FROM THE LAKE HICKORY TREE Blue vervain standing tall in

Blue vervain standing tall in the glorious sunlight during the morning hours at Wildflower Park

An eastern chipmunk climbs out of its home pausing for a moment to assess the area for danger on this beautiful spring morning at Wildflower Park

I quickly composed the wildflowers of eastern daisy fleabane

A beautiful area within Starved Rock State Park is french canyon and its waterfall

I didn't plan on doing any close up photography of the wildflowers in the area

A MAGICAL AND COLORFUL SUNSET FROM THE LAKE HICKORY TREE Blue vervain standing tall inA colorful sunset comes into view as I make my way around Wildflower Lake with the colors reflected onto the surface and a breeze that moved across the lake leaving soft ripples in its wake. (564 167)