A BEAUTIFUL MORNING FOR A WALK ON THE PRAIRIE Size:24X36 METAL PRINT A female snapping turtle rests

A female snapping turtle rests for a moment while searching for suitable ground to lay her eggs that will perpetuate her species at Wildflower Park in Northern Illinois

a male monarch butterfly stretching its wings as he basks in the warmth of the summer sunlight on this July morning at Wildflower Park

It was to be another beautiful morning and with that

I knew where in the park that had an abundance of wildflowers

Watching the colors of the sunrise shift from a purple hue to orange and then blue as those colors are reflected onto a calm and peaceful Wildflower Lake

A BEAUTIFUL MORNING FOR A WALK ON THE PRAIRIE Size:24X36 METAL PRINT A female snapping turtle restsAn early morning summer show of wildflowers that consists of blue vervain, ironweed and penstemon with tall grasses complimenting this beautiful scene at Wildflower Prairie. (456 23)