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05.30.2022 Macro Monday Madame’s Mocs
Yesterday morning was a lady’s slipper extravaganza. This appears to be a very good year for them and this is my third location, near Dean Brook, with more than a dozen to choose from. In all three spots they are … Continue reading
Posted in Closeup Photography, Flora, macro photography, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts, Wildflowers
Tagged Cypripedium acaule, flora, Massachusetts, native flowers, native orchids, native plant, New England, pink lady's slipper, Shutesbury, western massachusetts, wild orchids, Wildflowers
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05.28.2022 Wet and Wild
From the same morning as the pair I posted last week, these two attracted my attention for the way to were paired and the light filtering through a gap in the undergrowth on the wet leaves. As with many white … Continue reading
05.27.2022 I’ll have me a sarsaparilla, barkeep!
I seem to remember that being a line in some old western movie, maybe more than one, and have read that it was the precursor to root beer. After wandering through the woods around Atkins Reservoir last Monday morning enjoying … Continue reading
05.24.2022 Your slipper, Milady
There is a wooded area in Amherst where I can reliably, usually, find both pink and white lady’s slippers around this time in May. Sure enough there were plenty of pinks to photograph yesterday but so far not a single … Continue reading
Posted in Amherst, Flora, Intimate Landscape, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts, Wildflowers
Tagged Amherst, Atkins Reservoir, Cypripedium acaule, flora, Massachusetts, native flowers, native orchid, native wildflower, New England, pink lady's slipper, western massachusetts, wild orchid, Wildflowers
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05.22.2022 The return of the Painted Quadrillium
Not exactly a return as this is not the same plant that I posted back in 2016. I found this about 50 yards from that one but in the same location in Shutesbury. As you can see in the comparison … Continue reading
Posted in Flora, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts, Wildflowers
Tagged flora, four-leaved painted trillium, four-leaved trillium, four-leaved Trillium undulatum, Massachusetts, native flowers, native plant, native wildflower, New England, Shutesbury, Trillium undulatum, western massachusetts, Wildflowers
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05.21.2022 Happy Dewy Saturday Morning
The day started with light fog and a slight mist but no breeze which makes for a happy flower photographer. My first stop was to look for lady’s slippers and more painted trilliums in Shutesbury which was moderately successful. Plenty … Continue reading
05.16.2022 FOY Painted Trillium
We had a bit of rain yesterday, sometimes a drizzle and others a shower, and in the morning I headed out hoping to find a few Painted Trilliums-Trillium undulatum to marvel at and photograph. One of the pleasures in observing … Continue reading
05.13.2022 Bird-foot Posey
Bird-foot Violet-Viola pedata is named for the shape of its leaves, a couple of which you can see beneath the uppermost bloom. Always a favorite spring wildflower.
05.10.2022 Trillium Tuesday
I am not sure I can be as prolific with trilliums as frogs but I’ll give it a shot. I am fortunate that these White Trilliums-Trillium grandiflorum are thriving in my small woods. I can wander out every morning to … Continue reading
Posted in Amherst, Closeup Photography, Flora, macro photography, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts, Wildflowers
Tagged Amherst, flora, Massachusetts, native flowers, native plant, native wildflower, New England, Trillium grandiflorum, western massachusetts, White Trillium, White Wakerobin
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