Yellow Irises

Among the many wildflowers blooming along the Chicago River 

are yellow irises. A small swamp located near the Northfield campus 

of New Trier (in Watersmeet Woods) is filled with hundreds of them, and 

is home to a unique array of other wetland wildlife as well, including

 otters and green herons.

It was drizzling, so I set out with some macro extensions to capture 

raindrops on wildflowers which would probably be out of season in 

a few weeks. Wildflowers usually dot the forest in colorful patches, 

so it was very out of the ordinary to come across a small grove 

of the same flower. It was a really interesting sight.

Northfield

Taken in May 2012