A PEACEFUL MOMENT ALONG THE RIVER ILLINOIS the South Fork Kishwaukee River

the South Fork Kishwaukee River begins to freeze from the edges inward as the afternoon sunlight illuminates this landscape giving the river an amazing deep color blue

I decide to photograph silhouettes of trees

False sunflowers are numerous on the west side of Wildflower Park during late spring through early autumn

The soft lighting illuminates this beautiful scene with the freshly fallen snow having a patterned effect on the lake

A PEACEFUL MOMENT ALONG THE RIVER ILLINOIS the South Fork Kishwaukee RiverA pair of canada geese take a rest from their migration north along the banks of the South Fork Kishwaukee River on this beautiful morning at Wildflower Park. (544 151)