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12.25.2022 Sunday Sundews

Posted on December 25, 2022 by Steve Gingold

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 →

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07.20.2020-2 Pink Reflection on Moosehorn Pond

Posted on July 20, 2020 by Steve Gingold

Sunday morning I set out on a mission. I don’t always leave with a preconceived notion of what I am looking for but sometimes I do and this time I did.  I’ve had pretty good luck over the years with … Continue reading →

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07.12.2020-2 White Water-lily

Posted on July 12, 2020 by Steve Gingold

I asked with my last water-lily post if there could be too many and the answer was no.  So here’s another from Poor Farm Swamp this morning. Come to think of it, the question was about lady’s slippers but a … Continue reading →

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05.06.2020-2 Marsh Marigolds without the raindrops

Posted on May 6, 2020 by Steve Gingold

I had a little time to kill after the Hop Brook image this morning and a mobile blood sampling so headed back to the mucky unnamed brook near the Cadwell Memorial Forest in Pelham to see how the Marsh Marigold-Caltha … Continue reading →

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03.26.2015 Why did I make this image?

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Steve Gingold

Here is another “What do you see” post.  This image is a swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) and it reminded me of something right away.      

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07.04.2014 Swamp Rose

Posted on July 4, 2014 by Steve Gingold

Here’s another flower from yesterday’s walk through the Brickyard Conservation Area in Amherst.  There were many of these blooms but very few that hadn’t been battered by the rains.  And after last night’s thunder storms I imagine any that weren’t … Continue reading →

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