Tag Archives: Wildflowers

11.22.2023 Pretty Things

Posted on November 22, 2023 by Steve Gingold

I was photographing abstract wood decay in Quabbin Park last Autumn when I saw some interesting berries that were unfamiliar to me. I should have known they’d be non-native invasives but wasn’t sure until I identified them as Porcelain Berries. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ampelopsis glandulosa, Amur peppervine, climbing vine, invasive plant, liana, Massachusetts, New England, non-native plant, porcelain berry, Quabbin Park, western massachusetts, Wildflowers | 22 Comments

11.10.2023 Frosty Friday

Posted on November 10, 2023 by Steve Gingold

It’s been a week of frost shots but since it’s Friday there are two shots to share. Virgin’s Bower-Clematis virginiana These were among many along Station Road in Amherst. This spot is actually a parking turnout that I use to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Amherst, Autumn Color, Clematis virginiana, flora, frost, frosted flowers, frosted leaves, intimate landscape, Massachusetts, native wildflower, New England, Quercus rubra, red oak, red oak leaf, western massachusetts, Wildflowers | 16 Comments

09.19.2023 More Asters

Posted on September 19, 2023 by Steve Gingold

If you got ’em, flaunt ’em. We’ve got several nice bunches of New England Asters and every time I go out in the yard I feel compelled to shoot them along with whatever tiny wildlife I come across. There may … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Amherst, flora, Massachusetts, native flowers, native plant, native wildflower, New England, New England American Aster, Symphyotrichum novae-angliae, western massachusetts, Wildflowers | 11 Comments

09.14.2023 After the Rain

Posted on September 14, 2023 by Steve Gingold

We had a little more rain yesterday and one of the drops hung around for a candid photo shoot with a nice bloom. New England American Aster-Symphyotrichum novae-angliae with raindrop-guttis aquae pluvia 🙂

09.10.2023 Silent Sunday-An Autumn Delight

Posted on September 10, 2023 by Steve Gingold

New England American Aster-Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

09.06.2023 Wordless Wednesday-Morning Mood on Mount Pollux

Posted on September 6, 2023 by Steve Gingold

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Amherst, Canada Goldenrod, flora, fog, foggy landscape, landscape, Massachusetts, Mount Pollux, native flowers, native plant, native wildflower, New England, Solidago canadensis, western massachusetts, Wildflowers | 12 Comments

09.04.2023 Macro Monarch Monday

Posted on September 4, 2023 by Steve Gingold

This was a first time seeing a Monarch on a New York Ironweed flower in our yard. No doubt it’s happened before but not on my watch. Monarch-Danaus plexippus, on New York Ironweed-Vernonia noveboracensis It was all over the plant … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Amherst, Brush-footed Butterfly, Danaini, Danaus plexippus, insect, lepidoptera, Massachusetts, Monarch butterfly, native flowers, native plant, native wildflower, New England, New York Ironweed, nymphalidae, Papilionidae, Vernonia noveboracensis, western massachusetts, Wildflowers | 16 Comments

09.02.2023 09.01.2023 Sometimes luck favors the prepared..and sometimes it doesn’t and…

Posted on September 2, 2023 by Steve Gingold

sometimes you get a surprise extra chance the following Saturday. Or maybe lightning does sometimes strike twice. Or sometimes you guess that a certain frog has a favorite hang out log. Yesterday Rudi mentioned that it was a shot you … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged American Bullfrog, Drosera rotundifolia, intimate landscape, Lithobates catesbianus, Massachusetts, native flowers, native plant, native wildflower, New England, New Salem, North Quabbin, Round-leaved Sundew, western massachusetts, Wildflowers | 25 Comments

09.01.2023 Froggish Friday-Sometimes luck favors the prepared..and sometimes it doesn’t

Posted on September 1, 2023 by Steve Gingold

I was focusing on this Round-leaved Sundew at 10x and the narrowed view was on the plant so did not see Flora Frog hop into the scene. After making the image I saw her but she immediately hopped away leaving … Continue reading →

08.29.2023 The return of Glinda the Good Mosquito

Posted on August 29, 2023 by Steve Gingold

I shared an image of this insect a few years ago and surprised a few folks that harmless mosquitoes exist. It certainly was a surprise to me. Last night when I took Bentley out for his bedtime chores, I noticed … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Amherst, Boneset Thoroughwor, Culicidae, diptera, Elephant mosquito, Eupatorium perfoliatum, flora, insect, Massachusetts, Mosquito, native flowers, native plant, native wildflower, Nematocera, New England, Toxorhynchites rutilus, western massachusetts, Wildflowers | 22 Comments