SPIRITS IN THE FOREST Size:8x12 FINE ART PAPER White campion is a common

White campion is a common plant throughout much of Wildflower Park during the spring and summer months

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Textures of ice and the creeks ripples are highlighted by the early morning sun as the edges of Eakin Creek West begin to freeze on this cold January morning at Wildflower Park

I continued past the cottonwood trees

SPIRITS IN THE FOREST Size:8x12 FINE ART PAPER White campion is a commonA beautiful morning hiking through Starved Rock State Park. I decided to go off trail to capture the sunlight as it penetrated through to the forest floor and illuminate the autumn colors of maple, oak and hophornbeam trees of this deciduous forest in Northern Illinois. I had to wait about a half hour for the sunlight to shine through this spectacular and majestic scene. It was worth the hike and patience to capture this majestic landscape. (683 3273)