Tag Archives: native orchid
09.27.2018 Late summer orchids
Ladies’ Tresses, in this case Nodding, are fairly small and you might not take them for an orchid on first notice. A closer look makes it more evident. Earlier this month, while I was visiting the site where I find … Continue reading
07.10.2016 Steve and the Giant Purple Pitcher Plant
We’ve needed rain and got a little this morning while I was at Hawley Bog. Very little. But that didn’t stop me from getting soaked. The bushes and tall grass were leaning over the boardwalk and heavy with the mist/drizzle … Continue reading
06.12.2016 The annual Grass Pink image
I think we must all be a little sadder today. I will never understand how someone can take it upon themselves to extinguish the life of another, much less in the numbers that were lost early this morning in Orlando. … Continue reading
05.31.2016 A lovely lady’s backside
While many folks rail against our current level of political correctness, I don’t usually have a problem with it and try my best to be as least offensive as possible. But I do occasionally falter and today’s title is a … Continue reading
05.30.2016 One thing to do on a rainy day
Why, get wet, of course. Yesterday, I met up with a friend who wanted to show me her location for White variant Pink Lady’s Slippers (Cypripedium acaule) . The spot where I sometimes find one isn’t productive this year and … Continue reading
05.25.2016 Lovely Lady
Here’s another up close and personal with a Pink Lady’s Slipper (Cypripedium acaule). As you can see, we are in a pine woods this morning. The sky was bright with thin clouds, good for lighting the plant but a bit … Continue reading
06.02.2015 Invitation to the Pollination
In an obvious case of entrapment 🙂 the lady’s slipper labellum sac is colorful and has an inviting opening for a bee to enter. But that opening only allows entrance and the bee then has to escape by flying up … Continue reading
