Tag Archives: Gunn Ledges

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
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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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05.02.2019 Trillium on a Slippery Slope

Posted on May 2, 2019 by Steve Gingold

Red Trillium-Trillium erectum is a sometime challenge as the blooms often face downward requiring lying on the ground in order to see the inner flower.  Photographing this plant, located under a ledge but higher than the path I was on, … Continue reading →

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03.17.2019 Black and White Bloodroot

Posted on March 17, 2019 by Steve Gingold

With Spring ephemeral season approaching, I’ve been reviewing my flora archives and thought this opening Bloodroot would convert well. Like most of us, I have just about had my fill of Winter. Although not my favorite season, it has afforded … Continue reading →

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04.26.2015 And they’re off!

Posted on April 26, 2015 by Steve Gingold

A lot of folks in the eastern part of the state have been seeing flowers already, but we are just now starting to make some progress into spring. I visited my usual early spot for wildflowers this morning and found … Continue reading →

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04.20.2014-2 Bloodroot about to open

Posted on April 20, 2014 by Steve Gingold

It is still a bit early…at least in my usual haunt.  I have seen images from our part of the world that are more advanced but it is a bit of a ride from here. This isn’t the most pristine … Continue reading →

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