AN OVERNIGHT SNOWFALL AND FREEZING RAIN TAKE HOLD OF THIS PRAIRIE LANDSCAPE SHADOWS I enjoyed viewing and photographing

I enjoyed viewing and photographing them as they rested at Wildflower Lake before flying north on their migration

focused and began shooting

I set off from the trailhead with camera gear and tripod in hand on this July summer morning at Wildflower Park

Western redcedar and sitka spruce give way to the coast redwoods in the South Coast landscape

AN OVERNIGHT SNOWFALL AND FREEZING RAIN TAKE HOLD OF THIS PRAIRIE LANDSCAPE SHADOWS I enjoyed viewing and photographingAfter an overnight snowfall and freezing rain grip this prairie landscape scene, the South Fork Kishwaukee River begins to freeze from the edges inward. Box elder trees along the river, an oak, other trees and bushes in the area are engulfed in crystals from the freezing rain at Wildflower Park. (536 40)