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04.01.2023 Symplocarpus foetidus triad
Skunk cabbage’s flower, a spadix, is one of the earliest to be seen in Spring, seen here inside the foremost bud. Actually the plant can be seen in mid-winter as it is thermogenic and produces heat which helps clear away … Continue reading
03.22.2023 Spring-Been there, done that, and I’ll do it again
Dutchman’s Breeches-Dicentra cucullaria This is an annual share on Facebook and I thought, “Why not do it here?” 13 years ago and still my favorite shot of these beauties.
01.05.2023 Thermospadix Thursday
Skunk Cabbage-Symplocarpus foetidus is the earliest flowering wildflower of the year. As a matter of fact it sometimes flowers even before the year changes. It does this by creating its own heat through a chemical reaction between oxygen and the … Continue reading
12.25.2022 Sunday Sundews
From July first, which is the same day as the pink water-lily, there are several “islands” in Moosehorn Pond that are covered with sundews. I think these are round-leaved-Drosera rotundifolia but some seem a bit elongated which could mean there … Continue reading
12.24.2022 Happy Holidays
Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah, Happy Kwanzaa, and a Happy Holiday season to all for whichever holiday you are celebrating. Best wishes for a great 2023.
10.18.2022 Another foggy day
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
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10.17.2022 A blast from the not too distant past
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
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10.12.2022 Garden Floss
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
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