A WINTER SUNSET WALKING A paper birch tree stands

A paper birch tree stands against the background of colors of the fading sun before a frozen Wildflower Lake

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A beautiful summer sunrise filled with colorful clouds and wildflowers at Wildflower Park in Northern Illinois

After a freezing rain storm passed through overnight

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A WINTER SUNSET WALKING A paper birch tree standsSince the beginning of the new year, it has been overcast and gloomy most days. Today started out no different then the other days with the gloomy weather except, that the forecast was showing partial sun breaks in the afternoon. I decided to head out around late morning and hope the forecast would be correct. I was just slowly meandering around the Park waiting for that change. About 2 pm the clouds started to break and I decided that I would catch