REFLECTIONS FROM A SUMMER SUNRISE BENCH the foreground is made up

the foreground is made up of mostly dogbane plants which are in the milkweed family

They will build nests to protect them from the cold and predators

I reached the bridge that crosses over the South Fork Kishwaukee River shortly after leaving the lake in which I looked back and seen this beautiful view of the colorful sky with the bridge and the peachleaf willow tree that I have come to enjoy photographing and seeing along my hikes in the park

(662-1947)

A box elder tree stands alone amidst the golden grasses of the summer morning on this northern prairie

REFLECTIONS FROM A SUMMER SUNRISE BENCH the foreground is made upThis summer sunrise was spectacular and majestic with a mist coming off Wildflower Lake and the magnificent colors changing from one minute to the next. (663 1994)