SPRING BEAUTY Size:20X30 GALLERY WRAP It had been a beautiful

It had been a beautiful spring morning at Wildflower Lake with cool crisp air and excellent lighting to photograph the lake and some of the wildlife

slow meandering with some nice reflections from the surrounding subjects

I left the house around 4:30 am and headed to the Burnidge Forest Preserve

An American robin takes in the warmth of the early spring morning at Wildflower Park

I stopped by the bridge that crosses over the South Fork Kishwaukee River and photographed the bridge during the blue hour as I had plenty of time to reach the lake before the sun would rise

SPRING BEAUTY Size:20X30 GALLERY WRAP It had been a beautifulA beautiful sunrise lights up this paper birch tree as the colors of the sunrise are reflected onto Wildflower Lake. (492 51 56)