BEAUTIFULLY ILLUMINATED MEADOW RUE A beautiful and colorful morning

A beautiful and colorful morning with smooth hedge nettle starts this August day at Wildflower Park in Northern Illinois

This image of the South Fork Kishwaukee River was photographed during that time

This morning I wanted to try and find some monarch butterflies to photograph in the park

I focused on some of the wildlife in the park

A red admiral buttery lands on an obedient plant which can be viewed along the trail during the summer months at Wildflower Park in Northern Illinois

BEAUTIFULLY ILLUMINATED MEADOW RUE A beautiful and colorful morningSwamp milkweed is illuminated beautifully by the early morning summer sunlight at Wildflower Park in Northern Illinois. (463 102)