BLUE VERVAIN FLOWER WADING BIRDS I didn't have far to

I didn't have far to hike to reach the west end of the park where there was an abundance of wildflowers along with a mist in front of the box elder trees that line the banks of Eakin Creek West

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

great angelica

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black-eyed susans

BLUE VERVAIN FLOWER WADING BIRDS I didn't have far toBlue vervain plants prefer moist areas such as wet meadows, along rivers and ponds. The plant can reach 5 feet tall with the upper stems becoming panicles of flowering spikes. The flowers are small about a 1 4 inch in length. (459 35)