A NICE REFLECTION BLUE VERVAIN (VERBENA HASTATA) The freshly fallen snow and

The freshly fallen snow and the frigid temperatures at 0F help create patterns of small lines across the lake leaving shadows behind before the sunlight begins to take over during this February morning at Wildflower Park

I notice a patch of goldenrod plants with a monarch butterfly perched atop one of the plants

I was hoping for a sunrise that had soft lighting and cool colors but

The soft lighting illuminates this beautiful scene with the freshly fallen snow having a patterned effect on the lake

A NICE REFLECTION BLUE VERVAIN (VERBENA HASTATA) The freshly fallen snow andReflections of the sunrise appear on Wildflower Lake on this calm and peaceful morning just before the rainfall. (657 1770)