STARTING THE MORNING OFF WITH A COLORFUL SCENE OF FLOWERS OUTDOORS With the wind moving briskly

With the wind moving briskly over Wildflower Lake

An august sunrise reveals itself through the mist and box elder trees that line the banks of the south fork kishwaukee river at Wildflower Park in Northern Illinois

I decided to move back a ways and set up my camera along the river where there was a small path that he was using

I decided to call it a day

I glanced skyward to check the clouds which happen to be altostratus clouds

STARTING THE MORNING OFF WITH A COLORFUL SCENE OF FLOWERS OUTDOORS With the wind moving brisklyA beautiful and colorful morning with smooth hedge nettle starts this August day at Wildflower Park in Northern Illinois. (431 15)