ENGELMANN PRICKLY PEAR SHOPPING A couple of oak trees

A couple of oak trees and a box elder are reflected from the surface of the South Fork Kishwaukee River with a couple cottonwood trees and a few peachleaf willow trees during this autumn sunrise

After photographing some Individual wildflower plants for just over an hour

It had been a peaceful and colorful morning in the park on this spring day

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Catching the sunrise as I walk along the South Fork Kishwaukee River at Wildflower Park

ENGELMANN PRICKLY PEAR SHOPPING A couple of oak treesReaching heights up to eleven feet, the engelmann prickly pear cactus is a common cactus in the desert southwest. There are a few varieties of engelmann prickly pear, ranging from California to Louisiana. (691 3800)