Tag Archives: Sunderland
04.21.2023 Fern Friday
I bet there’ll be more ‘F’ Fridays coming. Mackay’s Fragile Fern-Cystopteris tenuis This is a new to me fern species. I found it on the ledges I visit often, same ones on the same day that I photographed the Early … Continue reading
04.20.2023 Trillium the First
Red Trillium-Trillium erectum, aka Red Wake Robin, is the first of the Trilliums to flower in Spring. The second- White Trillium is just rising through the leaves of last Autumn and should be flowering in a week or so. And … 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.
02.22.2023 Wordless Winter Waterfall Wednesday
04.26.2022 Britches hung out to dry
Artistic license with the spelling. Dutchman’s Breeches-Dicentra cucullaria, growing near Gunn Ledges. Because of their hanging and tenuous grip on the stem these are hard to catch still. 1/6 sec at ISO 400 and f/11 captured them fairly sharp. … Continue reading
04.25.2022 Ledge Flower Bouquet
Near the waterfall I shared last week are ledges that offer several species of wildflowers to enjoy and photograph. Among the first is Early Small-flowered Saxifrage-Micranthes virginiensis. Small-flowered is accurate as the flowers are between a quarter and third of … Continue reading
04.16.2022 Once in first place, now in second.
Many of you know that Murphy Falls is my favorite spot for water photography. Until I first visited there in 2015, I think, Gunn Falls was my favorite and a shot of me standing in front of the lower falls … Continue reading