ITS ICE COLD IN THE PARK AMERICAN TREE SPARROW The forecast this July morning

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

I wanted to get a close up image of the umbel and florets so

The hoary vervain or hoary verbena is a short lived perennial plant native to the prairies of the USA

A colorful sunrise appears on this beautiful morning while taking in the views of this paper birch tree framing the summer colors and a misty Wildflower Lake at Wildflower Park

ITS ICE COLD IN THE PARK AMERICAN TREE SPARROW The forecast this July morningA 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)