SPIRITS IN THE FOREST Size:8x12 FINE ART PAPER White campion is a common

White campion is a common plant throughout much of Wildflower Park during the spring and summer months

A colorful summer sunrise shines bright with cup plants standing in its full glory at Wildflower Park

a male mallard duck takes to flight as I quickly am able to get a shot of it before it flies off over the wetland landscape

A beautiful and colorful sunrise brings a sense of peace and joy to Wildflower Prairie with swamp milkweed and ironweed being in full bloom in the foreground on this summer evening

SPIRITS IN THE FOREST Size:8x12 FINE ART PAPER White campion is a commonA beautiful morning hiking through Starved Rock State Park. I decided to go off trail to capture the sunlight as it penetrated through to the forest floor and illuminate the autumn colors of maple, oak and hophornbeam trees of this deciduous forest in Northern Illinois. I had to wait about a half hour for the sunlight to shine through this spectacular and majestic scene. It was worth the hike and patience to capture this majestic landscape. (683 3273)