Late afternoon sun highlighting the colors & textures of a large begonia plant on my front porch.

When on a road trip headed north… and you see a Rest Area sign that says “Scenic Overlook”… ya’ just gotta pull over for a quick hike in the woods. A great break from driving on an expressway all day!!!

Before the rain… some beautiful little white flowers blooming on textured green leaves.

Some of the brightest flowers along the lake… more crabapple trees in bloom.
But this dark magenta color is CRAZY!!! So vibrant it almost doesn’t look natural?!

A beautiful evening for stroll along the Chicago River… before heading back to the studio for the night. Blue skies, wispy clouds & warm temps… gotta get outside to play once & awhile!!!

A little early morning sun illuminating another Spring tree in bloom along the lakefront. So many pretty trees blooming as a gift from Mother Nature.

In between the clouds & the gusty winds, I managed to get a fun bike ride in this afternoon. A beautiful day with a lot of Spring flowers all over on the trees along the lakefront bike trail. It was pretty… and a pretty challenging ride!!!

With a crazy warm forecast today… a bunch of snowdrop flowers!
Thankfully with no snow!

Crusty rusty metal & mossy green lichens. What’s not to like?!
I love when Mother Nature takes over and does her own thing!

Don’t get me wrong… it’s still chilly in Chicago.
And we had another hard frost overnight giving everything a beautiful coating of winter sparkle.