BEFORE THE BLOOM Size:10X15 GALLERY WRAP A colorful sunset comes into

A colorful sunset comes into view as I make my way around Wildflower Lake with the colors reflected onto the surface and a breeze that moved across the lake leaving soft ripples in its wake

Using a long exposure of 30 seconds and an f stop of f18 gave me what I was looking for

When I thought I had seen the best sunrise I had ever seen and was going to see

the silhouette of a paper birch tree is reflected onto Wildflower Lake

BEFORE THE BLOOM Size:10X15 GALLERY WRAP A colorful sunset comes intoThe nodding thistle also called musk thistle is native to Europe and Asia and is considered to be a noxious weed in the USA. Even though it is considered to be invasive, they do have beautiful flowers to be admired. (575 128)