FINDING A MOMENT OF PEACE AND BEAUTY AT THE RIVER WHITE-TAILED DEER The early morning sunlight shines

The early morning sunlight shines bright on this common milkweed flower in Northern Illinois

An overnight snowfall of 3-5 inches blankets this midwestern prairie landscape scene along Eakin Creek West

the colors of the sky begin to shift from the cool tones of pinks

if only I knew what they were saying

Blue vervain plants prefer moist areas such as wet meadows

FINDING A MOMENT OF PEACE AND BEAUTY AT THE RIVER WHITE-TAILED DEER The early morning sunlight shinesA beautiful and colorful sunrise appears in the distance as the South Fork Kishwaukee River slowly and smoothly moves along through the landscape picking up the reflections of that sunrise and trees of oak and box elder along with the dam from the busy beavers handy work at Wildflower Park. (561 16)