A MAGNIFICENT SUMMER SUNRISE FROM THE PRAIRIE BLACK-EYED SUSAN'S (RUDBECKIA HIRTA) This was the first time

This was the first time seeing and photographing these beautiful and colorful water birds

I had photographed many sunrises this year and wanted to focus my attention on the wildflowers of Wildflower Park

It had been a great morning to be out photographing the beauty of the area

late afternoon clouds break apart revealing the suns warmth along the South Fork Kishwaukee River in Northern Illinois

illuminating the evening sky for a few minutes longer at Wildflower Park

A MAGNIFICENT SUMMER SUNRISE FROM THE PRAIRIE BLACK-EYED SUSAN'S (RUDBECKIA HIRTA) This was the first timeA magnificent sunrise bursting with colors illuminates the dramatic clouds over Wildflower Prairie with a few common milkweed plants in the foreground. (672 2490).