Tag Archives: native plant

10.18.2022 Another foggy day

Posted on October 18, 2022 by Steve Gingold

And I ain’t complaining. Likely never will. I just had a four-day weekend and every day was fog laden. I wasn’t able to take advantage on Friday but the next three were lovely with yesterday’s fog followed by off and … Continue reading →

Posted in Amherst, Autumn Color, Fall Foliage, Intimate Landscape, Landscape, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts, Wildflowers | Tagged Amherst, Autumn Color, Fall Foliage, fog, foggy landscape, Hickory Ridge, landscape, Massachusetts, native flowers, native plant, native wildflower, New England, small white American-aster, Symphyotrichum racemosum, western massachusetts, Wildflowers | 15 Comments

10.17.2022 A blast from the not too distant past

Posted on October 17, 2022 by Steve Gingold

On one of my trips to East Leverett Meadow, the same day as the recent tendril and drop post, I happened across this pretty bindweed flower below some popped milkweed pods (my original photographic quarry). I posted a similar flower … Continue reading →

Posted in Closeup Photography, Flora, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts, Wildflowers | Tagged Calystegia sepium, East Leverett Meadow, flora, hedge false-bindweed, Massachusetts, native flowers, native plant, native wildflower, New England, small white American-aster, Symphyotrichum racemosum, western massachusetts, Wildflowers | 13 Comments

10.12.2022 Garden Floss

Posted on October 12, 2022 by Steve Gingold

For several years now Mary Beth has agreed to our having milkweed line our driveway as well as grow at the side of the house. The last few she has allowed it into her vegetable garden and we have about … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Amherst, Asclepias syriaca, flora, Massachusetts, milkweed, milkweed floss, milkweed silk, native flowers, native plant, native wildflower, New England, western massachusetts, Wildflowers | 19 Comments

10.10.2022 American Burnweed

Posted on October 10, 2022 by Steve Gingold

I posted a bud with bee a little while back but this showcases a bud with bloom. That’s a lot of seeds and might explain why this qualifies for “weedship” as it has spread all over the side yard where … Continue reading →

Posted in Amherst, Closeup Photography, Flora, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts, Wildflowers | Tagged Amherst, Erechtites hieracifolius var. hieracifolius, flora, Massachusetts, native flowers, native plant, native wildflower, New England, western massachusetts, Wildflowers | 18 Comments

09.12.2022 Milkweed Mania Macro Monday

Posted on September 12, 2022 by Steve Gingold

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 →

Posted in Abstract, Closeup Photography, Flora, Intimate Landscape, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts, Wildflowers | Tagged East Leverett Meadow, flora, intimate landscape, Leverett, Massachusetts, native flowers, native plant, New England, western massachusetts, Wildflowers | 24 Comments

09.06.2022 Autumn Orchid

Posted on September 6, 2022 by Steve Gingold

Nodding Ladies’ Tresses-Spiranthes cernua Technically it is still summer, but there is a bit of Autumn in the air, a few leaves are changing color, not many but a few, and late season flowers are in bloom, like goldenrod and … Continue reading →

Posted in Central Massachusetts, Closeup Photography, Flora, Nature Photography, Wildflowers | Tagged flora, Massachusetts, native orchid, native plant, native wildflower, New England, Nodding Ladies' Tresses, North Quabbin, Petersham, Spiranthes cernua, wild orchid, Wildflowers | 28 Comments

09.02.2022 Fighting Frustration

Posted on September 2, 2022 by Steve Gingold

This Mason Wasp-Parancistrocerus sp (possibly) was going from flower to flower on this American Burnweed-Erechtites hieraciifolius trying for some pollen in our yard. Eventually these flowers do open a bit more but for now the going was difficult.

Posted in Amherst, Closeup Photography, Flora, Insect Behavior, Insects, macro photography, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Aculeata, American burnweed, Amherst, Erechtites hieraciifolius, Hymenoptera, insect, Mason Wasp, Massachusetts, native flowers, native plant, New England, Parancistrocerus sp, Vespidae, Vespoidea, western massachusetts, Wildflowers | 10 Comments

08.23.2022 Two-fer Tuesday

Posted on August 23, 2022 by Steve Gingold

I hadn’t planned on doing a two-fer post but decided to share a wildflower. I have been stressing insects rather than flowers this summer so thought I should post one. Maybe more to come. These aptly named Meadow Beauties are … Continue reading →

Posted in Amherst, Closeup Photography, Flora, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts, Wildflowers | Tagged Amherst, flora, Massachusetts, native flowers, native plant, native wildflower, New England, Rhexia virginica, Virginia Meadow Beauty, western massachusetts, Wildflowers | 12 Comments

08.20.2022 Syrphid Saturday

Posted on August 20, 2022 by Steve Gingold

Don’t I wish that Syrphid Saturday could become an ongoing series. That would take some doing as, although there are over 900 Syrphid species in the U.S., as of yet I’ve only seen a handful in the yard and elsewhere. … Continue reading →

Posted in Amherst, Closeup Photography, Flora, Insects, macro photography, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Amherst, Clematis virginiana, diptera, Eristalis transversa, flora, Hover Flies, insect, Massachusetts, native flowers, native plant, native wildflower, New England, Syrphid Fly, Syrphidae, Transverse Flower Fly, Virginia Virgin's Bower, western massachusetts, Wildflowers | 18 Comments

08.07.2022 Silent Sunday

Posted on August 7, 2022 by Steve Gingold

Closed or Meadow Bottle Gentian-Gentiana clausa

Posted in Central Massachusetts, Closeup Photography, Flora, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts, Wildflowers | Tagged Closed Gentian, flora, Gauco Pond, Gentiana clausa, Massachusetts, Meadow Bottle Gentian, native flowers, native plant, New England, Petersham, western massachusetts, Wildflowers | 14 Comments