A BOUQUET OF WILDFLOWERS MUSHROOMS A few plants of maximilian

A few plants of maximilian sunflowers are in full bloom as the early morning sunlight begins to illuminate the golden flowers at Wildflower Park in Northern Illinois

The sunrises are almost always spectacular throughout the year and are worth the effort to awake and get out of bed to witness the beauty they bring

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A pearl crescent butterfly lands on blue vervain and spreads its wings to warm itself at Wildflower Park in Northern Illinois

looked skyward for patterns from the altostratus clouds and began photographing

A BOUQUET OF WILDFLOWERS MUSHROOMS A few plants of maximilianBlue vervain, false sunflowers and teasel weed make up this bouquet of wildflowers at Wildflower Park in Northern Illinois. (418 736)