EXTRAVAGANT MORNING FROZEN BRANCHES what stands out are the

what stands out are the three cottonwood trees in front of the oak trees and right next to the path

A beautiful spring sunrise illuminates this scene along the south fork Kishwaukee River as a male mallard duck swims close by

approaching this oak tree at Wildflower Park

I left the house around 4:30 am and headed to the Burnidge Forest Preserve

EXTRAVAGANT MORNING FROZEN BRANCHES what stands out are theA slight breeze moves across Wildflower Lake leaving soft ripples of peace as the morning colors of the sunrise shifts from the purples and pinks to the oranges on this beautiful spring morning in Northern Illinois. (501 19)