PROCLAIMING THE BEAUTY FROM THE LAKE Size:16x24 FINE ART PAPER Ruddy ducks and pied-billed grebes

Ruddy ducks and pied-billed grebes spend a few days resting and recouping at Wildflower Lake before continuing their migration north on this beautiful spring morning at Wildflower park

The forecast this July morning was to be mostly clear with a few clouds

After a short time photographing the sunrise at Wildflower Lake

A canoe sits idle along the banks of the Fox River with dame's rocket flowers on display

focused and began shooting this ethereal and foggy scene as the sunlight penetrated through the clouds softly illuminating the cottonwood trees and the oak trees at Wildflower Park

PROCLAIMING THE BEAUTY FROM THE LAKE Size:16x24 FINE ART PAPER Ruddy ducks and pied-billed grebesA majestic, colorful and vibrant sunrise appears over Wildflower Lake, with the lake absorbing those vibrant colors from above along with a breeze that gently moves across the surface of the lake leaving ripples of beauty in its wake at Wildflower Park. (481 27)