WILLAMETTE SNOW COVERED FIRS ENVIRONMENTALISM with the shadows of box

with the shadows of box elder trees lining its banks on this cold winter morning at Wildflower Park

The height is 1-3 feet with a single flower at the top and a few at the branching stems

I arrived at the lake around 6 am and started my way along the south end of the lake

monarch butterflies are a common site from may through September at Wildflower Park

As I look out across the prairie landscape

WILLAMETTE SNOW COVERED FIRS ENVIRONMENTALISM with the shadows of boxThe fresh snow in the Willamette National Forest had been a beautiful area to do some snowshoeing and just take in the awe inspiring scene of snow covered fir trees. (173 564)