PASSING THROUGH THE RIVER SUMMER The Yellow Coneflower is a

The Yellow Coneflower is a perennial plant that reaches about 4 ft tall and is very common to the prairies

checking out a loon when I lifted my head up and noticed this loon swimming just off shore checking me out

It was a pleasure to have seen and photographed them

Cup plants (silphium perfoliatum) grow abundantly around the South Fork Kishwaukee River and throughout much of Wildflower Park reaching heights of over 6 feet

A beautiful summer morning as these cattails are being perfectly illuminated giving them a pleasing look at Wildflower Park

PASSING THROUGH THE RIVER SUMMER The Yellow Coneflower is aA mother white tailed deer and her two fawns use the South Fork Kishwaukee River as a corridor on this misty September morning at Wildflower Park. (470 44)