OVERLOOKING THE PRAIRIE Size:24x36 FINE ART PAPER I reached the trailhead soon

I reached the trailhead soon after leaving the house with camera gear in hand and it wasn't long before I started seeing the wildflowers along the lake which included cup plants

Many wildflowers can be seen while walking through the park including these smooth hedge nettles at Wildflower Park

False sunflowers are numerous on the west side of Wildflower Park during late spring through early autumn

After photographing the sunrise and wildflower scenes moments earlier

OVERLOOKING THE PRAIRIE Size:24x36 FINE ART PAPER I reached the trailhead soonThe forecast was to be another sunny beautiful day so, I left the house around 4: 30 am and headed to the Burnidge Forest Preserve. The previous days I scouted out a few areas to photograph the wildflowers and the Burnidge Forest Preserve had plenty to photograph so, I made that my priority today. I knew where in the preserve I wanted to go to photograph the wildflowers because, there were an abundance of them. It wasn't long before I reached the area