STANDING TALL ON THE PRAIRIE MILKWEED The morning light was filtering

The morning light was filtering through the bluish/purple/grayish storm clouds and some lightning was coming through

Swamp milkweed is illuminated beautifully by the early morning summer sunlight at Wildflower Park in Northern Illinois

Leaves of the shagbark hickory tree begin to spread out during spring at the Burnidge Forest Preserve

penstemon wildflowers can be seen coloring the landscape in white at Wildflower Park

STANDING TALL ON THE PRAIRIE MILKWEED The morning light was filteringBlue vervain stands tall, about 6 feet while in bloom on this prairie landscape scene at Wildflower Park in Northern Illinois. (430 54)