Tag Archives: Gate 36

03.11.2023 Not sure but I think so

Posted on March 11, 2023 by Steve Gingold

I’ve had this file and three others in the catalogue since spring of 2020.  Never quite sure what to do with it.  Sometimes it is best with most any image to let it sit for awhile until you are ready … 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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03.14.2020-2 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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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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07.26.2019 Eastern Teaberry

Posted on July 26, 2019 by Steve Gingold

The plant of many names, this is also known as wintergreen (several have that same common name), checkerberry,  boxberry, or American wintergreen.  One of the botanists at Native Plant Trust calls it eastern spicy-wintergreen. Gaultheria procumbensis is a member of … Continue reading →

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07.08.2019 Eight where ordinarily there are four and a colorful visitor

Posted on July 8, 2019 by Steve Gingold

A similar image to the partridge berry I posted a short time ago, but in this case with a double bloom.  I heard from someone that he once found one of these with a pair of five-petaled partridge berry flowers. … Continue reading →

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07.03.2016 The view from Soapstone Hill

Posted on July 3, 2016 by Steve Gingold

This is probably the best vantage point for viewing the Quabbin Reservoir from the ground.  I seriously doubt I will ever get a drone, but I also seriously doubted I would ever get a CD player. This time we are … Continue reading →

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