BEFORE THE BLOOM Size:10X15 GALLERY WRAP Using a long exposure of

Using a long exposure of 30 seconds and an f stop of f18 gave me what I was looking for

When I thought I had seen the best sunrise I had ever seen and was going to see

A snowfall of 3-5 inches brings a beautiful winter landscape scene along a frozen South Fork Kishwaukee River on this cold February day at Wildflower Park

It 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

BEFORE THE BLOOM Size:10X15 GALLERY WRAP Using a long exposure ofThe nodding thistle also called musk thistle is native to Europe and Asia and is considered to be a noxious weed in the USA. Even though it is considered to be invasive, they do have beautiful flowers to be admired. (575 128)