VIEWS FROM ABOVE THE PRAIRIE PEACHLEAF WILLOW TREE (SALIX AMYGDALOIDES) focused and began shooting this

focused and began shooting this ethereal and foggy scene at Wildflower Park

A canoe sits idle along the banks of the Fox River with dame's rocket flowers on display

With the colors of this July sunrise appearing just before the sun touches the horizon

I knew where in the preserve I wanted to go to photograph the wildflowers because

The fog was going to be around for a few more hours so photographing any kind of sunrise was out of the question

VIEWS FROM ABOVE THE PRAIRIE PEACHLEAF WILLOW TREE (SALIX AMYGDALOIDES) focused and began shooting thisA hot air balloon rises above the prairie on this beautiful summer morning in Northern Illinois. (454 74)