A BOUQUET OF WILDFLOWERS MUSHROOMS as the sunlight illuminated the

as the sunlight illuminated the prairie and these rosinweed flowers during the early morning hours

A paper birch tree stands against the background of colors of the fading sun before a frozen Wildflower Lake

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

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

black-eyed susan can be seen on the west side of Wildflower Park

A BOUQUET OF WILDFLOWERS MUSHROOMS as the sunlight illuminated theBlue vervain, false sunflowers and teasel weed make up this bouquet of wildflowers at Wildflower Park in Northern Illinois. (418 736)