A GOLDEN STALK OF SUNFLOWERS GOD RAYS A beautiful morning hiking through

A beautiful morning hiking through Starved Rock State Park as the autumn colors of maple

A beautiful closeup view of a frozen french canyon falls

The fresh snow in the Willamette National Forest had been a beautiful area to do some snowshoeing and just take in the awe inspiring scene of snow covered fir trees

to avoid the chaos of everyday life

in which the friendly ducks were sad to see me leave (really morning cause it was only about 7:30am)

A GOLDEN STALK OF SUNFLOWERS GOD RAYS A beautiful morning hiking throughA 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. (682 3187)