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Skunk Cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus)

by Mark | 13 Mar 2024 | Botanical Art, Plants | 16 Comments

Botany is not one of my strong suits. Perhaps the strongest memory I have of recognizing that is from a hike some years back during a training class on vernal pools. While hiking to one specific pool, one of the class instructors, Ms. Phyllis Higman, a Senior...

Wrinkled old man of nature

by Mark | 22 Mar 2009 | Leaf Art | 16 Comments

Similar to portrait photography, not all photographs need to be of glamorous supermodels. I think nature photographers can also be guilty of choosing only the prettiest, most perfect petaled flowers or choosing the bird with flawless colorful plumage. And similar to...