Nearly Spring - Rend lake

Here's a photo shot last week, at the I-57 rest stop along Rend Lake.  This is about just under 2 hrs south of home, its been a regular stop for our Southeast travels for many years.   I decided to play some Photoshop games, which is a little out of character for me.  Good?  Bad?  Whatever?

Below is another image from the same spot, w/o the "fancies"....