A BEAUTIFUL MORNING TO CATCH THE SUNRISE WINTER ACTIVITIES The colors of the sunrise

The colors of the sunrise began to appear filling the sky so

As I was waiting for the colors of the sunset to appear on this cold winter February evening

This rosinweed flower was off in the distance some but

I noticed a few tall purple flowers standing out from the other wildflowers and knew that those were the blazing stars

The previous days I scouted out a few areas to photograph the wildflowers and the Burnidge Forest Preserve had plenty to photograph so

A BEAUTIFUL MORNING TO CATCH THE SUNRISE WINTER ACTIVITIES The colors of the sunriseAfter checking the morning forecast, which was to be misty and cool, I headed out to photograph the sunrise and wildflowers. Lately, we have been having cool misty mornings which these kind of sunrises can be very dramatic. I knew where in the park I wanted to photograph the sunrise and wildflowers, which is at the west end of the park. I reached the trailhead with camera gear and tripod in hand and it wasn't long, only about a quarter mile before I