AN OVERNIGHT SNOWFALL AND FREEZING RAIN TAKE HOLD OF THIS PRAIRIE LANDSCAPE SHADOWS An american robin poses for

An american robin poses for the camera while standing on a oak tree log on this cool winter afternoon at Wildflower Park

I set off from the trailhead with camera gear and tripod in hand on this July summer morning at Wildflower Park

With the sunlight beginning to illuminate the cottonwood trees from behind

ice engulfs the landscape including these elderberry bushes and peachleaf willow tree

AN OVERNIGHT SNOWFALL AND FREEZING RAIN TAKE HOLD OF THIS PRAIRIE LANDSCAPE SHADOWS An american robin poses forAfter an overnight snowfall and freezing rain grip this prairie landscape scene, the South Fork Kishwaukee River begins to freeze from the edges inward. Box elder trees along the river, an oak, other trees and bushes in the area are engulfed in crystals from the freezing rain at Wildflower Park. (536 40)