A BEAUTIFUL MORNING AT THE LAKE TREES Cattails are a common wetland

Cattails are a common wetland plant here at Wildflower Park in Northern Illinois

A beautifully colored male northern cardinal rests upon an oak tree branch at Wildflower Park

I composed the Kentucky coffee tree being backlit along with the trail and snapped off a couple images

One morning while photographing the sunrise at the lake

A BEAUTIFUL MORNING AT THE LAKE TREES Cattails are a common wetlandAs the sun breaks the horizon at tree line, the colors of the sky begin to shift from the cool tones of pinks, purples and orange, to the blue skies and white clouds of the morning. A lone paper birch tree gathers in the morning sunlight as it is reflected onto a slightly wavy Wildflower Lake. (489 37)