FINDING BEAUTY ON THE PRAIRIE SILVER THAW I came upon these three

I came upon these three (one off camera) green herons up in this dead peachleaf willow tree along Eakin Creek West at Wildflower Park

illuminating the evening sky for a few minutes longer at Wildflower Park

Rolling hills of color make up the mixed grasslands from Badlands National Park

Normally I would use a wider angle lens but

After having many days of rain in Northern Illinois

FINDING BEAUTY ON THE PRAIRIE SILVER THAW I came upon these threeSometimes finding a scene to photograph during the colder months of the year can be a challenge. When I am not finding that scene to photograph, I try to look for more intimate subjects and capture the details like with this common milkweed stalk (ASCLEPIAS SYRIACA) and its opened seed pods still hanging on, in which the seeds have long blown away onto the prairie. The lighting had been very good this early spring morning in Northern Illinois and I