A SUMMER PRAIRIE SUNRISE FROM THE PARK EXNER MARSH NATURE PRESERVE The early morning sunlight illuminates

The early morning sunlight illuminates these beautiful bouquets of swamp milkweed flowers at Wildflower Park

wildflower lake and the colorful sunrise

Walking through the park on a nice relaxing summer morning while viewing the many different colors of wildflowers

The cool morning colors of pinks and purples gave way to warmer colors of oranges as the sun broke the horizon

Before reaching the lake

A SUMMER PRAIRIE SUNRISE FROM THE PARK EXNER MARSH NATURE PRESERVE The early morning sunlight illuminatesIt was to be another beautiful morning and with that, I set off from the trailhead with camera gear and tripod in hand on this July summer morning at Wildflower Park. I was looking to photograph the wildflowers and sunrise on this day in the park. I didn't have far to hike to reach the west end of the park where there was an abundance of wildflowers. With the colors of the sunrise appearing just before the sun touched the horizon, I quickly composed