EARLY EVENING WALK ALONG THE RIVER YELLOW CONEFLOWER (RATIBIDA PINNATA) A box elder tree stands

A box elder tree stands alone amidst the golden grasses of the summer morning on this northern prairie

One of the resident sandhill cranes flies over head while being illuminated by the spring morning sunlight at Wildflower Park

an elderberry bush and a young box elder tree on this summer morning

A snowfall of 3-5 inches brings a beautiful winter landscape scene along a frozen South Fork Kishwaukee River on this cold February day at Wildflower Park

An eastern chipmunk snacks on some mulberries on this beautiful summer morning at Wildflower Park

EARLY EVENING WALK ALONG THE RIVER YELLOW CONEFLOWER (RATIBIDA PINNATA) A box elder tree standsThe evening sunlight creates a beautiful scene as I walk along the South Fork Kishwaukee river. (610 08)