LISTENING TO THE BEAUTY IN THE FOREST HICKORY TREE composed the swamp milkweed along

composed the swamp milkweed along with the sunrise in frame and began photographing

I thought looked in great condition and compositionally eye appealing

Penstemon wildflowers are numerous during the spring and summer months at Wildflower Park

the South Fork Kishwaukee River begins to freeze from the edges inward as the afternoon sunlight illuminates this landscape giving the river an amazing deep color blue

It is not as invasive as other species and prefers dry areas

LISTENING TO THE BEAUTY IN THE FOREST HICKORY TREE composed the swamp milkweed alongIt was interesting watching this female red bellied woodpecker climb up the oak tree while listening and looking for insects underneath the bark and all this time she and the male were calling out to each other, communicating on this early spring morning at Wildflower Park. I enjoy listening to the red bellied woodpeckers, I think they have such a cool and interesting call to hear. It was very cool listening to them communicate with each other, if