LISTENING TO THE SILENCE OF WINTER SHEEP LAKES Wildflower Lake

Wildflower Lake

A fresh blanket of snow falls during the early morning hours covering the landscape and leaving behind this beautiful and majestic scene at Wildflower Lake

Over the years

The sun began to shine bright through the clouds as the colors of the sunrise came to fruition appearing behind the box elder trees that line Eakin Creek West

A calm evening sunset turns into the magical hour of blue colors at Wildflower Lake in Northern Illinois

LISTENING TO THE SILENCE OF WINTER SHEEP LAKES Wildflower LakeAfter receiving 2 3 inches of snow overnight, I set out to photograph this recent snowfall along Eakin Creek West on this 2nd day of the New Year. The temperature was in the mid 20's with little to no wind and overcast conditions. Over the years, I have come to notice that the creek usually doesn't completely freeze over and that the creeks edges can form some pretty cool ice patterns, which makes for some good photography. As I was moving along the