Tag Archives: native wildflowers

03.17.2019 Black and White Bloodroot

Posted on March 17, 2019 by Steve Gingold

With Spring ephemeral season approaching, I’ve been reviewing my flora archives and thought this opening Bloodroot would convert well. Like most of us, I have just about had my fill of Winter. Although not my favorite season, it has afforded … Continue reading →

Posted in Closeup Photography, Flora, Nature Photography, wildflower portrait, Wildflowers | Tagged Black and White photography, blood-root, bloodroot, Falls Road ledges, flora, Gunn Ledges, Massachusetts, native flowers, native plants, native wildflowers, New England, New England Wildflowers, Sanguinaria canadensis, spring ephemeral, Sunderland, western massachusetts | 16 Comments

08.02.2016 More Surface Tension

Posted on August 2, 2016 by Steve Gingold

The white water lily flower exhibited a bit of surface tension at the end of one petal. Here is a water lily pad that is giving two great examples of that phenomenon. I found two pads like this with the … Continue reading →

Posted in Closeup Photography, Flora, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged dark water, intimate landscape, Moosehorn Road Pond, native plant, native wildflowers, New England, New Salem, Nymphaea odorata, shiny lily pad, surface tension, water, water lily pad, waterdrop on leaf, western massachusetts, white water-lily | 25 Comments

07.12.2016 A piece of the puzzle

Posted on July 12, 2016 by Steve Gingold

The puzzle is the wide expanse of what makes up our world. Sometimes larger than life in our limited human experience and sometimes much smaller than our imagination can conjure. In between can be found many levels for observation as … Continue reading →

Posted in Abstract, Closeup Photography, Flora, Nature Photography, Patterns in Nature, The Nature Conservancy, Western Massachusetts, Wildflowers | Tagged flora, Hawley Bog, Massachusetts, native flowers, native plant, native species, native wildflowers, New England, Pitcher Plant, Purple Pitcher Plant, Sarracenia purpurea, western massachusetts, wetland plant, Wildflowers | 13 Comments

07.11.2016 Canada Lily big and small

Posted on July 11, 2016 by Steve Gingold

Yesterday brought us some much needed rain. Not a lot, but anything is appreciated and we did get intermittent showers. I had thought about going to Hawley Bog as mentioned yesterday but the threat of rain made me think of … Continue reading →

Posted in Abstract, Closeup Photography, Flora, Nature Photography, Patterns in Nature, The Nature Conservancy, Western Massachusetts, wildflower portrait, Wildflowers | Tagged Canada Lily, flora, Lilium canadense, Massachusetts, native flowers, native plants, native wildflowers, New England, raindrop reflection, western massachusetts, Wildflowers | 22 Comments

07.10.2016 Steve and the Giant Purple Pitcher Plant

Posted on July 10, 2016 by Steve Gingold

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 →

Posted in Closeup Photography, Flora, macro photography, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts, wildflower portrait, Wildflowers | Tagged carnivorous plant, Hawley Bog, native flowers, native orchid, native plants, native species, native wildflowers, Pitcher Plant, Purple Pitcher Plant, Sarracenia purpurea, The Nature Conservancy, wetland species | 10 Comments

06.22.2016 Smaller Forget-me-not

Posted on June 22, 2016 by Steve Gingold

Smaller Forget-me-not (Mysotis laxa), is one of seven species of Mysotis found in New England, only two of which are native.

Posted in Amherst, Closeup Photography, Flora, macro photography, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts, wildflower portrait, Wildflowers | Tagged flora, Forget-me-not, Massachusetts, Myosotis laxa, native flowers, native plant, native species, native wildflowers, New England, New England Wildflowers, Smaller Forget-me-not, western massachusetts, Wildflowers | 17 Comments

05.31.2016 A lovely lady’s backside

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Steve Gingold

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 →

Posted in Amherst, Closeup Photography, Flora, Nature Photography, Patterns in Nature, Western Massachusetts, wildflower portrait, Wildflowers | Tagged Amherst, Cypripedium acaule, flora, Massachusetts, native flowers, native orchid, native wildflowers, New England, pink lady's slipper, Wildflowers | 17 Comments

09.09.2015 Fringed Gentian Bud

Posted on September 9, 2015 by Steve Gingold

Thank you to all for contributing to the discussion yesterday. It was great to hear your opinions. I appreciate that you support my vision. After leaving the pond, I visited the nearby site where I photographed Greater Fringed Gentian (Gentianopsis … Continue reading →

Posted in Closeup Photography, Flora, Nature Photography, Wildflowers | Tagged flora, Fringed Gentian, Gentiana crinita, Gentianopsis crinita, Greater Fringed Gentian, Massachusetts, native flowers, native plant, native wildflowers, New England, Petersham, Wildflowers | 15 Comments

08.28.2015 Once more with Yellow

Posted on August 28, 2015 by Steve Gingold

Here’s the last of my burst of yellow flower posts from Owens Pond…for now. Partridge-pea (Cassia fasciculata) resembles a sensitive plant and I’ve read that the leaves are a little bit sensitive, but I haven’t experienced that…the plant’s sensitivity, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Closeup Photography, Flora, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts, Wildflowers | Tagged Cassia fasciculata, Chamaecrista fasciculata, flora, Massachusetts, native flowers, native plant, native wildflowers, New England, Owens Pond, partridge sensitive-pea, Partridge-pea, western massachusetts, Wildflowers | 13 Comments

06.22.2015 Annual meadow orchids

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Steve Gingold

Not too much to say about these. I’ve posted both here before, but it’s an annual tradition for me to visit my wet meadow near Lawrence Swamp for them. They are such lovely flowers and it is hard to not … Continue reading →

Posted in Amherst, Closeup Photography, Flora, Nature Photography, Wildflowers | Tagged Amherst, Calopogon tuberosus, flora, grass pink, Massachusetts, native flowers, native orchids, native plants, native wildflowers, New England, orchids, Pogonia ophioglossoides, Rose Pogonia, western massachusetts, wild orchids, Wildflowers | 22 Comments