SNOWSHOEING THROUGH A WINTER WONDERLAND PARK Size:20X30 GALLERY WRAP like this hawthorn and honey

like this hawthorn and honey locust trees along with the landscape in black and white which adds a little more mystery and mood to the images

the fog was still about and peaked my interest to find subjects that would help compliment the atmosphere that the fog brought to the landscape

The silvery checkerspot butterfly caterpillar feeds on the Yellow coneflower as do some moth species

I enjoy photographing the fresh snow as it is pristine and pleasing to the eye

I was thinking where I would photograph the sunrise and thought that the bridge over a frozen South Fork Kishwaukee River would be a good place to set up the tripod

SNOWSHOEING THROUGH A WINTER WONDERLAND PARK Size:20X30 GALLERY WRAP like this hawthorn and honeyFrigid temperatures at 0F and an overnight snowfall of 3 inches take hold of this winter wonderland landscape along a completely frozen South Fork Kishwaukee River with a view of a peachleaf willow tree and some elderberry bushes on this February morning at Wildflower Park. (530 82)