AUTUMN BEAUTY ALONG THE SOUTH FORK KISHWAUKEE RIVER DAME'S ROCKET FLOWERS (HESPERIS MATRONALIS) This had been a beautiful

This had been a beautiful summer sunrise landscape scene to photograph on this July morning at Wildflower Park

I was fascinated watching a few common loons swim and then dive to try and catch fish to reenergize throughout the morning

The morning started out with a remarkable sunrise that lasted for almost an hour as I walked along the path of Wildflower Lake

purple and other colors

This was the first sighting of a common goldeneye duck for me

AUTUMN BEAUTY ALONG THE SOUTH FORK KISHWAUKEE RIVER DAME'S ROCKET FLOWERS (HESPERIS MATRONALIS) This had been a beautifulThe evening sunlight illuminates this scene along the South Fork Kishwaukee River in Northern Illinois. (610 03)