A BEAUTIFUL SCENE FROM THE PARK RABBIT Cumulus clouds pass slowly overhead

Cumulus clouds pass slowly overhead causing the sunlight to shift on this prairie landscape scene as the lighting this morning had been very good from a photographers point of view

I knew where in the preserve I wanted to go to photograph the wildflowers because there were an abundance of them

An eastern cottontail rabbit momentarily stops feeding as I watch to see its behavior before it moves off slowly into the undergrowth

A thick heavy fog surrounds the park on this wet morning as I gaze out overlooking Wildflower Lake only to be able to see about 50 yards ahead

A beautiful area within Starved Rock State Park is french canyon and its waterfall

A BEAUTIFUL SCENE FROM THE PARK RABBIT Cumulus clouds pass slowly overheadA colorful sunrise is reflected onto a misty Wildflower Lake with a great blue heron waiting patiently at the shoreline for a meal and a light breeze which moves slowly over the surface of the lake leaving soft ripples in its wake. (567 50)