Tag Archives: Federated Women’s Clubs State Forest

11.09.2022 Wordless Waterfall Wednesday-Splish Splash

Posted on November 9, 2022 by Steve Gingold
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06.03.2021 West Branch of Fever Brook Cascade

Posted on June 3, 2021 by Steve Gingold

I considered calling this a waterfall because of its clean flow.  But in reality it is water leaking through an old dam that created a pond I visit often along State Forest Road in North Quabbin. Different parts of the … Continue reading →

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03.02.2021 Yeah, you got to mix it, child, you got to fix It must be love, it’s a beech

Posted on March 2, 2021 by Steve Gingold

I’ve shared a few images of winter foliage that was a surprise to some.  On Sunday while driving around before yesterday’s North Quabbin image, I spent some time in the Federated Women’s Clubs State Forest looking at beeches-Fagus grandifolia. Here’s … Continue reading →

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07.04.2020 Hemlock Varnish Conk-Ganoderma tsugae

Posted on July 4, 2020 by Steve Gingold

Although the same species, this is not the same mushroom I posted as an abstract a while back.  I went looking for woodland flowers this morning and not much was happening.  They must be spent from their glory last year … Continue reading →

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03.15.2020 Silent Sunday

Posted on March 15, 2020 by Steve Gingold
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03.14.2020-2 A bit of Nature’s Chaos

Posted on March 14, 2020 by Steve Gingold

Those who know me have heard of my admiration for Eliot Porter‘s photography and especially his Nature’s Chaos collection. When I saw this sagging tree and its reflection I thought of how chaotic the scene was and wondered if it … Continue reading →

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01.14.2020 West Fever Brook Dam Cascade

Posted on January 14, 2020 by Steve Gingold

I’ve been visiting this spot for a while now and have made several wildflower images during previous Springs.  But I have not been able to find a composition for a water image.  Just upstream from this is a pond created … Continue reading →

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11.19.2019 Golden Pholiota

Posted on November 19, 2019 by Steve Gingold

Going back a few weeks to September 21, I found a log being broken down by a couple of healthy colonies of Pholiota aurivella, commonly known as Golden Pholiota or Golden Waxy Cap along the road in the Federated Women’s … Continue reading →

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08.27.2019 Some ‘shrooms

Posted on August 27, 2019 by Steve Gingold

More of the poisonous white Amanitas. A nice pair.  I liked the veil draped on the smaller. Young assassin. And a handsome LBM.

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