RED BUTTES RED SANDSTONE The lighting this morning was

The lighting this morning was incredibly magnificent just before the storm rolled in

Many false sunflowers are in full bloom during the summer months and can be seen throughout the growing season even during early October at Wildflower Park in Northern Illinois

A viceroy butterfly has a brief moment basking in the sunlight on a swamp milkweed plant before taking off and defending its domain against the larger monarch butterflies in this prairie scene at Wildflower Park in Northern Illinois

A male wood duck is perched high up on a burr oak branch with the female not far from view on this beautiful spring morning at Wildflower Park

I reached the trailhead soon after leaving the house with camera gear in hand and it wasn't long before I started seeing the wildflowers that were in pristine condition and in the distance

RED BUTTES RED SANDSTONE The lighting this morning wasThe Mogollon Rim is an escarpment that runs east and west through the middle of Arizona. It is made up of sandstone that has eroded over time leaving behind canyons and buttes. The red color sandstone is do to hematite or iron oxide (rust). (693 3896)