PASSING THROUGH THE PRAIRIE LANDSCAPE PEARL CRESCENT BUTTERFLY (PHYCIODES THAROS) I was walking along the

I was walking along the trail when I noticed it before the goldeneye took to flight

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

I wanted to focus solely on this rosinweed flower being illuminated by the early morning sunlight so

I stood up from where I was sitting on the log and took a couple last shots when I noticed two moose coming out from the pine forest and into the lake to feed on the vegetation

About 2 pm the clouds started to break and I decided that I would catch the sunset at Wildflower Lake in a couple hours

PASSING THROUGH THE PRAIRIE LANDSCAPE PEARL CRESCENT BUTTERFLY (PHYCIODES THAROS) I was walking along theA fresh blanket of snow surrounds the south fork kishwaukee river as it passes through the prairie landscape scene in Northern Illinois. (420 275)