CRAB APPLES OF ICE Size:5x7 FINE ART PAPER I decided to go off

I decided to go off trail to capture the sunlight as it penetrated through to the forest floor and illuminate the autumn colors of maple

A small flock of american tree sparrows make Wildflower Park home for a couple of months during the winter before continuing their migration as these two spend a moment of rest upon the branches

A male red-winged blackbird takes a moment of rest atop of a cattail before continuing its display of showing its colors and calling to attract a female in this wetland landscape setting at Wildflower Park

focused and began shooting this ethereal and foggy scene as the sunlight penetrated through the clouds softly illuminating the cottonwood trees and the oak trees at Wildflower Park

so I decided to brave the frigid -18F temperature to catch this sunrise in the park

CRAB APPLES OF ICE Size:5x7 FINE ART PAPER I decided to go offA winter scene of Icicles dangle beneath frozen crab apples after a freezing rain storm passes through the night before in Northern Illinois at Wildflower Park. (531 163)