TEXTURES AND PATTERNS FROM THE EARLY MORNING SNOW WINTER the sun was now breaking

the sun was now breaking the horizon above the box elder trees

A beautiful and colorful common loon gracefully swims across Wildflower Lake as it swims close by looking and investigating my way

I switched out my lens back to the 18-70mm from the 300mm

yellow coneflower and teasel weed

TEXTURES AND PATTERNS FROM THE EARLY MORNING SNOW WINTER the sun was now breakingThis January winter morning sunrise brought some incredible lighting of cool and soft looking colors around these elderberry bushes along the South Fork Kishwaukee River in Northern Illinois. I like how the soft lighting brings out the textures of the patterns in the snow beneath the elderberry bushes. The temperature was an incredible 28F. (529 38)