Tag Archives: Leverett

09.12.2022 Milkweed Mania Macro Monday

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

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04.10.2022 Silent Sunday…so to speak

This morning I visited a beaver pond on some private property.  I’ve done some window treatment work for the owners and was invited to visit the pond whenever I wished and as early a I wished. Today was my first … Continue reading

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09.15.2021 Sunrise Pod

A short time before photographing the Sulphur on Monday, I wandered around the meadow looking for milkweed silk shots.  Made a bunch but so far prefer this one that is just starting to split.  The sun was just cresting the … Continue reading

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09.14.2021 Another happy chase

A Facebook friend mentioned a spot where she saw a couple of dozen Monarchs on some New England Aster this past Saturday.  I decided to see if they repeated the visit yesterday morning and did find a couple.  Those shots … Continue reading

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05.01.2021 An erect Trillium erectum

Quite often these Red Trillium flowers are more drooping than upright which can make shooting them a challenge. In this case the flower was fairly perpendicular to the earth which still required lying on the ground with the tripod legs … Continue reading

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04.11.2015 Spring melt

I think we’ve finally made it to Spring.  The calendar said it was spring a few weeks ago, but the weather just caught on and I believe it is all good from here.  There is still snow and ice in … Continue reading

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05.05.2014 On the Level with Trillum

I found this flower just hangin’ around on the forest floor in Mount Toby State Park yesterday.  Most often it is pretty difficult to get a good view into the flower but sometimes they are standing a little tall and … Continue reading

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