FINDING BEAUTY ON THE PRAIRIE Size:16x24 METAL PRINT After hiking three miles and

After hiking three miles and coming out of the forest

Swamp milkweed flowers flourish in this area of the park as cumulus clouds move slowly overhead

Walking through the park on a nice relaxing summer morning while viewing the many different colors of wildflowers

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FINDING BEAUTY ON THE PRAIRIE Size:16x24 METAL PRINT After hiking three miles andSometimes finding a scene to photograph during the colder months of the year can be a challenge. When I am not finding that scene to photograph, I try to look for more intimate subjects and capture the details like with this common milkweed stalk (ASCLEPIAS SYRIACA) and its opened seed pods still hanging on, in which the seeds have long blown away onto the prairie. The lighting had been very good this early spring morning in Northern Illinois and I