GETTING READY FOR THEIR DAY CATTAILS I came upon this mulberry

I came upon this mulberry tree with the sunlight coming through the openings that gave a good opportunity to photograph the multiple sunbursts at Wildflower Park

composed the sunlit bridge with the grasses in the foreground and snapped the shutter a couple times at Wildflower Park

penstemon wildflowers can be seen coloring the landscape in white at Wildflower Park

I reached the bridge that crosses over the South Fork Kishwaukee River shortly after leaving the lake in which I looked back and seen this beautiful view of the colorful sky with the bridge and the peachleaf willow tree that I have come to enjoy photographing and seeing along my hikes in the park

GETTING READY FOR THEIR DAY CATTAILS I came upon this mulberryAs the sunrises, a small rookery of great blue herons get ready for their day while overlooking the marsh at Exner Wetland Nature Preserve. (487 90)