STARTING THE MORNING OFF WITH A COLORFUL SCENE OF FLOWERS OUTDOORS A female snapping turtle rests

A female snapping turtle rests for a moment while searching for suitable ground to lay her eggs that will perpetuate her species at Wildflower Park in Northern Illinois

This summer sunrise was spectacular and majestic with a mist coming off Wildflower Lake and the magnificent colors changing from one minute to the next

I decided to move back a ways and set up my camera along the river where there was a small path that he was using

I decided to call it a day

I didn't have to look for very long

STARTING THE MORNING OFF WITH A COLORFUL SCENE OF FLOWERS OUTDOORS A female snapping turtle restsA beautiful and colorful morning with smooth hedge nettle starts this August day at Wildflower Park in Northern Illinois. (431 15)