ITS ICE COLD IN THE PARK WILD BERGAMOT OR BEE BALM (MONARDA FISTULOSA) I left the house wanting

I left the house wanting to photograph the beautiful wildflowers of the Park with a colorful sunrise

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

Leaves of the shagbark hickory tree begin to spread out during spring at the Burnidge Forest Preserve

The forecast this July morning was to be mostly clear with cool temperatures and a mist hovering over the low lying areas

ITS ICE COLD IN THE PARK WILD BERGAMOT OR BEE BALM (MONARDA FISTULOSA) I left the house wantingA winter scene of Icicles dangle beneath frozen crab apples after a freezing rain storm passes through the night before in Northern Illinois at Wildflower Park. (531 138)