THE BEGINNING OF THE COLOR CHANGE YELLOW IRIS (IRIS PSEUDACORUS) A female snapping turtle begins

A female snapping turtle begins laying her eggs along the Fox River Trail

A misty summer morning starts the day off along the south fork kishwaukee river while walking the trails at Wildflower Park in Northern Illinois

The boardwalk guides you through french canyon and ends at the wildcat canyon overlook where an impressive falls can be seen

A slug begins to feed on this swamp milkweed floret during this summer morning at Wildflower Park in Northern Illinois

It was amazing to see some of the frozen waterfalls at Starved Rock State Park

THE BEGINNING OF THE COLOR CHANGE YELLOW IRIS (IRIS PSEUDACORUS) A female snapping turtle beginsThis morning I decided to head out and photograph the storm clouds in the park that were coming through the area. You can usually get some pretty dramatic looking cloud patterns from the thunderstorms and that was my hope this morning. With my camera gear and tripod in hand, I reached the trailhead before 5: 00 am. The morning light was filtering through the bluish purple grayish storm clouds and some lightning was coming through, once about every 30