Category Archives: Wildflowers

10.18.2022 Another foggy day

Posted on October 18, 2022 by Steve Gingold

And I ain’t complaining. Likely never will. I just had a four-day weekend and every day was fog laden. I wasn’t able to take advantage on Friday but the next three were lovely with yesterday’s fog followed by off and … Continue reading →

Posted in Amherst, Autumn Color, Fall Foliage, Intimate Landscape, Landscape, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts, Wildflowers | Tagged Amherst, Autumn Color, Fall Foliage, fog, foggy landscape, Hickory Ridge, landscape, Massachusetts, native flowers, native plant, native wildflower, New England, small white American-aster, Symphyotrichum racemosum, western massachusetts, Wildflowers | 15 Comments

10.17.2022 A blast from the not too distant past

Posted on October 17, 2022 by Steve Gingold

On one of my trips to East Leverett Meadow, the same day as the recent tendril and drop post, I happened across this pretty bindweed flower below some popped milkweed pods (my original photographic quarry). I posted a similar flower … Continue reading →

Posted in Closeup Photography, Flora, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts, Wildflowers | Tagged Calystegia sepium, East Leverett Meadow, flora, hedge false-bindweed, Massachusetts, native flowers, native plant, native wildflower, New England, small white American-aster, Symphyotrichum racemosum, western massachusetts, Wildflowers | 13 Comments

10.10.2022 American Burnweed

Posted on October 10, 2022 by Steve Gingold

I posted a bud with bee a little while back but this showcases a bud with bloom. That’s a lot of seeds and might explain why this qualifies for “weedship” as it has spread all over the side yard where … Continue reading →

Posted in Amherst, Closeup Photography, Flora, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts, Wildflowers | Tagged Amherst, Erechtites hieracifolius var. hieracifolius, flora, Massachusetts, native flowers, native plant, native wildflower, New England, western massachusetts, Wildflowers | 18 Comments

09.12.2022 Milkweed Mania Macro Monday

Posted on September 12, 2022 by Steve Gingold

Visited East Leverett Meadow (interesting that they require you to lease a dog when visiting 🙂 ) this morning shortly after our rain let up with raindrops in mind. The floss tends to stick together when wet but there were … Continue reading →

Posted in Abstract, Closeup Photography, Flora, Intimate Landscape, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts, Wildflowers | Tagged East Leverett Meadow, flora, intimate landscape, Leverett, Massachusetts, native flowers, native plant, New England, western massachusetts, Wildflowers | 24 Comments

09.06.2022 Autumn Orchid

Posted on September 6, 2022 by Steve Gingold

Nodding Ladies’ Tresses-Spiranthes cernua Technically it is still summer, but there is a bit of Autumn in the air, a few leaves are changing color, not many but a few, and late season flowers are in bloom, like goldenrod and … Continue reading →

Posted in Central Massachusetts, Closeup Photography, Flora, Nature Photography, Wildflowers | Tagged flora, Massachusetts, native orchid, native plant, native wildflower, New England, Nodding Ladies' Tresses, North Quabbin, Petersham, Spiranthes cernua, wild orchid, Wildflowers | 28 Comments

08.23.2022 Two-fer Tuesday

Posted on August 23, 2022 by Steve Gingold

I hadn’t planned on doing a two-fer post but decided to share a wildflower. I have been stressing insects rather than flowers this summer so thought I should post one. Maybe more to come. These aptly named Meadow Beauties are … Continue reading →

Posted in Amherst, Closeup Photography, Flora, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts, Wildflowers | Tagged Amherst, flora, Massachusetts, native flowers, native plant, native wildflower, New England, Rhexia virginica, Virginia Meadow Beauty, western massachusetts, Wildflowers | 12 Comments

08.07.2022 Silent Sunday

Posted on August 7, 2022 by Steve Gingold

Closed or Meadow Bottle Gentian-Gentiana clausa

Posted in Central Massachusetts, Closeup Photography, Flora, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts, Wildflowers | Tagged Closed Gentian, flora, Gauco Pond, Gentiana clausa, Massachusetts, Meadow Bottle Gentian, native flowers, native plant, New England, Petersham, western massachusetts, Wildflowers | 14 Comments

06.23.2022 Daisy Fleabane

Posted on June 23, 2022 by Steve Gingold

This has been a great year for Daisy or Annual Fleabane-Erigeron annuus and especially here in the yard. Everywhere locally really. It attracts a fair number of insects besides those wonderful hover flies. We had rain most of the day … Continue reading →

Posted in Amherst, Closeup Photography, Flora, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts, Wildflowers | Tagged Amherst, Annual Fleabane, Asteraceae, Daisy Fleabane, Erigeron annuus, Massachusetts, native flowers, native plant, native wildflower, New England, western massachusetts, Wildflowers | 16 Comments

06.19.2022 As with the PT’s so with the GP’s

Posted on June 19, 2022 by Steve Gingold

There are a lot of Grass Pinks right now and it’s pretty hard to say “Well, I’ve already shot a bunch” when there are so many and different enough to keep making images. Kind of like the Painted Trilliums or … Continue reading →

Posted in Amherst, Closeup Photography, Flora, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts, Wildflowers | Tagged Amherst, Calopogon tuberosus, flora, grass pink, MacLeod Field, Massachusetts, native flowers, native orchid, native plant, New England, western massachusetts, Wildflowers | 19 Comments

06.10.2022 Forb Friday

Posted on June 10, 2022 by Steve Gingold

So a different ‘F’ alliteration. I have a few other frog shots but am not really impressed with them thus it’s on to another subject. Common Cinquefoils-Potentilla simplex started lining our sidewalk a few years ago so the mower spares … Continue reading →

Posted in Amherst, Closeup Photography, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts, Wildflowers | Tagged Amherst, Common Cinquefoil, flora, Massachusetts, Multiflora Rose, native flowers, native plant, native wildflower, New England, Old-field Cinquefoil; Old-field Five Fingers, Potentilla simplex, Rambler Rose, Rosa multiflora, western massachusetts, Wildflowers | 32 Comments