Tag Archives: Gunn Ledges

04.26.2022 Britches hung out to dry

Posted on April 26, 2022 by Steve Gingold

Artistic license with the spelling. Dutchman’s Breeches-Dicentra cucullaria, growing near Gunn Ledges. Because of their hanging and tenuous grip on the stem these are hard to catch still. 1/6 sec at ISO 400 and f/11 captured them fairly sharp. … Continue reading →

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04.25.2022 Ledge Flower Bouquet

Posted on April 25, 2022 by Steve Gingold

Near the waterfall I shared last week are ledges that offer several species of wildflowers to enjoy and photograph. Among the first is Early Small-flowered Saxifrage-Micranthes virginiensis. Small-flowered is accurate as the flowers are between a quarter and third of … Continue reading →

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04.22.2021-2 More Dutchman’s Breeches

Posted on April 22, 2021 by Steve Gingold

I am always happy to find these and this particular bunch makes a nice natural bouquet.

Posted in Closeup Photography, Flora, macro photography, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts, Wildflowers | Tagged Dicentra cucullaria, Dutchman's Breeches, Falls Road ledges, flora, Gunn Ledges, Massachusetts, native flowers, native plant, native wildflower, New Egland Wildflowers, New England, Sunderland, western massachusetts | 26 Comments

04.19.2021 Blood-root

Posted on April 19, 2021 by Steve Gingold

It’s always been Bloodroot to me, but when I checked out GoBotany it didn’t show up…these computers are so picky. So I searched the latin name…Sanguinaria canadensis, and discovered it now has a hyphen. There is a plant they list … Continue reading →

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04.18.2021 A nice Sunday find

Posted on April 18, 2021 by Steve Gingold

I wasn’t expecting to find any open Red Columbine-Aquilegia canadensis blooms quite yet and most all that I saw were tight buds. But while photographing something else I noticed these tucked into a corner. Only the one was fully open … Continue reading →

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04.17.2021-2 Maidenhair Spleenwort with a side of Eastern Small-flowered Saxifrage

Posted on April 17, 2021 by Steve Gingold

I’ve not posted this species of fern before. It’s one of my favorite ferns if only for saying its name…Maidenhair Spleenwort. 🙂 Asplenium trichomanes grows on a variety of rocky surfaces. In this case they are on some sandstone ledges … Continue reading →

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04.13.2021 Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head

Posted on April 13, 2021 by Steve Gingold

And on the leaves of this Wood Aster-Eurybia sp. I’ll figure out the species later this year when it grows a bit larger and has flowers. Too soon to tell, for me anyway. I was photographing a few things on … Continue reading →

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03.29.2021 Monochrome Monday-Bloodroot Bud with Dew

Posted on March 29, 2021 by Steve Gingold

I visited the spot where I usually shoot these yesterday morning. I was hoping for some sign of early spring but nothing doing. It was cold, breezy, overcast, and threatening to rain at any moment. I guess you could say … Continue reading →

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03.17.2021 Wordless Wednesday-one month to go

Posted on March 17, 2021 by Steve Gingold

Posted in Closeup Photography, Flora, macro photography, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts, wildflower portrait, Wildflowers | Tagged bloodroot, Falls Road ledges, flora, Gunn Ledges, Massachusetts, native flowers, native plant, native wildflower, New England, Sanguinaria canadensis, Sunderland, western massachusetts, Wildflowers | 19 Comments

02.28.2020 Friday Flashback – More Anticipation

Posted on February 28, 2020 by Steve Gingold

Amongst our earliest spring ephemerals are the hepaticas, in this case Blunt-lobed-Anemone americana…aka-Round-lobed. Once open, the flower is one of a few colors, white, blue, purple, or pink. Hepatica has been used as a herbal remedy for a variety of … Continue reading →

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