AN OVERNIGHT SNOWFALL AND FREEZING RAIN TAKE HOLD OF THIS PRAIRIE LANDSCAPE SHADOWS A beautifully colored and patterned

A beautifully colored and patterned red admiral butterfly rests for a moment on a oak tree log while taking in the warmth of the sunshine at Wildflower Park on this spring morning

A cabbage white butterfly rests for a moment during this summer morning at Wildflower Park

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As I left the house before sunrise

AN OVERNIGHT SNOWFALL AND FREEZING RAIN TAKE HOLD OF THIS PRAIRIE LANDSCAPE SHADOWS A beautifully colored and patternedAfter an overnight snowfall and freezing rain grip this prairie landscape scene, the South Fork Kishwaukee River begins to freeze from the edges inward. Box elder trees along the river, an oak, other trees and bushes in the area are engulfed in crystals from the freezing rain at Wildflower Park. (536 40)