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Gallery 2022

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Spring 22
Winter 22

Beaver Dam

Photographer: Fred Gaston
March 2022 Hartman Park The walk was fairly focused on the beaver’s impact on the pond. Again, despite the gloomy cold day, the colors popped using the Fuji Velvia film setting in my camera.

Beaver Dam

After the Spring Rain

June 9, 2022
Pleasant Valley Preserve
This newly emerged white oak leaf gives one a sense of hope and renewal. The rosy color is a beautiful contrast against the surrounding springtime green.

After the Spring Rain

Winter Vista

Photographer: Colleen Doshna
February 20, 2022 Young Preserve The bare trees in winter allow for a different view while the branches make a nice contrast with the sky.

Winter Vista

Hartman Park

Photographer: Della
December 12, 2021 Hartman Park Preserve – Red Trail Interesting-shaped rocks, an amazing tree growing in between, all in the light of a peaceful sunset.  

Hartman Park

Winter fringe

Photographer: Colleen Doshna
March 5, 2022 Brockway-Hawthorne Preserve I’m always drawn to ice and snow in contrast to the landscape and especially here with the greenery.

Winter fringe

Beaver Art

April 2022
Hartman Park
I love the contrast of the dramatically lit orange of the beaver-stripped tree trunk against the deep blue of water. Beaver activity at Hartman Park is endlessly fascinating. There is always something new to see.

Beaver Art

Lost Bridge

Photographer: Fred Gaston
March 2022 Hartman Park We ran across this man-made structure in the marsh, but it the red complemented the underbrush and wintered grass perfectly. I love how the grass is growing on and retaking it.

Lost Bridge

Looking down and up

Photographer: Rochelle Davis (Photo of Distinction)
March 2022
private land – habitat
The half frozen pool of water and leaves reflected the canopy of bare trees above, connecting the source of the leaves and the roots of the trees in one photo.

Looking down and up

Swept Away by Beauty

11 June 2022
Pleasant Valley Preserve
This photo expresses my feeling of being swept off my feet by the light and natural beauty of this area ……….

Swept Away by Beauty

Winter on the Eightmile

Photographer: Birgit Musheno
February 2, 2022 Pleasant Valley Preserve A curve of the Wild and Scenic Eightmile River captures stillness and motion left behind by a winter storm.

Winter on the Eightmile

Boundaries

Photographer: Birgit Musheno
January 16, 2022 Banningwood Preserve Roaring Brook is iced over, creating frosty boundaries at its shoreline and around a mid-stream boulder.

Boundaries

Winter Light on the Ravine

Photographer: Kip Bergstrom
January 21, 2022 Ravine Trail Near the spot where I took this picture of the Ravine, I met three hopelessly lost elderly hikers. Once they got over my fearsome appearance with my face wrapped in a Moroccan wool shawl against the day’s cold, they were relieved to find that I had a map on my iPhone and could show them the way back to their car.

Winter Light on the Ravine

Spring Flow

Photographer: Fred Gaston
March 2022 Hartman Park Joe had said you can achieve vibrant colors on cloudy days, and to not necessarily focus on big landscapes. We came across a stream and I decided to try to hand capture a long exposure. I like the composition and end result despite not using a tripod.

Spring Flow

The Crossing

Photographer: Barbara A Costas
3/10/22 Pleasant Valley The ice made this stream crossing both beautiful and a little scary.

The Crossing

Tree highlighted in overcast skies

June 2022
Pleasant Valley
From the Walk with Joe Standart

Tree highlighted in overcast skies

Vernal Pool Reflections

April 23, 2022
Johnston
I took this photo on a LLT group hike led by Tony on April 23rd to see salamander eggs in the vernal pools of the Johnston preserve. I love reflections as they are windows into another world. In this case, the subtle colors hint at the coming of spring, while looking back to the fall.

Vernal Pool Reflections

Dogwood

May 4, 2022
Private land
The blooming of our native dogwoods [Cornus florida] mark spring for me. Peppered throughout old farms and Lyme's preserves, dogwoods seem to be honored members of our community. This single last blossom, surrounded by the new leaves that will nourish the tree, serves as a reminder to celebrate their beauty.

Dogwood

Eye Catching Frog

May 2022
Selden Creek Preserve
Eye Catching Frog, Selden Creek Preserve, Lyme, CT
I have developed an appreciation for nature and all of my wonderful adventures taking photos reminds me of how important it is to take time to relax and discover things. Nature really matters because it provides awe-inspiring beauty to the world we live in.

Eye Catching Frog

Bewitching Winter Woods

Photographer: Kip Bergstrom (Photo of Distinction)
January 17, 2022 Chauncy Eno Preserve This was the day I finished hiking the Moore Trail. It was a gray day witch gave the woods a hauntingly bewitching quality.

Bewitching Winter Woods

Jewels of melting snow

Photographer: Rochelle Davis
December 2021
private land — pollinator habitat
The tiny grass caught the melting snow like a jeweled string.

Jewels of melting snow

Milkweed Snow

Photographer: Rochelle Davis
December 2021
private land – pollinator habitat
This huge field of common milkweed sends out its seeds on snow-like fluff in the fall. In this image, the seeds hang on through the winter snow.

Milkweed Snow

Butterfly on Flower

June 2022
Selden Creek Preserve
Butterfly on Flower, Selden Creek Preserve, Lyme, CT
I have developed an appreciation for nature and all of my wonderful adventures taking photos reminds me of how important it is to take time to relax and discover things. Nature really matters because it provides awe-inspiring beauty to the world we live in.

Butterfly on Flower

Salamander Eggs in a Reflecected Blue Sky

April 23, 2022
Johnston
I took this photo on a LLT group hike led by Tony on April 23rd to see salamander eggs in the vernal pools of the Johnston preserve. The masses of salamander eggs in this photo appear to be floating in a reflected blue sky. I think it captures the ghost-like, alien magic of the egg masses.

Salamander Eggs in a Reflecected Blue Sky

Purple Crocus in the Snow

March 2022
Selden Creek Preserve
Purple Crocus in the Snow, Selden Creek Preserve, Lyme, CT
I have developed an appreciation for nature and all of my wonderful adventures taking photos reminds me of how important it is to take time to relax and discover things. Nature really matters because it provides awe-inspiring beauty to the world we live in.

Purple Crocus in the Snow

Open Door

Photographer: Birgit Musheno
February 23, 2022 Brockway-Hawthorne Preserve A stone wall draped in moss and lichens provides green contrast to the winter forest; its fallen central boulder invites exploration.

Open Door

Dew on spider web

May 2022
Private land
In the meadows in spring and summer, the spiders build their webs between the grass stems. The dew catches on them and shines like a string of pearls in the morning sun.

Dew on spider web

Morning ice mist

Photographer: Barbara A Costas
3/10/22 Pleasant Valley Early morning start had everything ‘clothed’ in fog/mist that made it seen otherworldly

Morning ice mist

Rain on cedar

May 15, 2022
Private land
This eastern red cedar ((Juniperus virginiana) holds onto the spring rain.

Rain on cedar

You’ve Got a Lot of Gall!

May 2022
Hartman Park
Wool sower gall on a white oak is home to a gall wasp. Beautiful and fascinating!

You’ve Got a Lot of Gall!

Last bit of winter

Photographer: Barbara A Costas (Photo of Distinction)
3/10/22 Pleasant Valley Enjoyed the little snow and ice, juxtaposed with the color on the trees.

Last bit of winter

Winter in Brockway-Hawthorne

Photographer: Colleen Doshna
March 5, 2022 Brockway-Hawthorne I really like how this mountain laurel stands out along with the contrast of green with a little bit of snow.

Winter in Brockway-Hawthorne

Frozen Stream

Photographer: Kip Bergstrom
January 23, 2022 Selden Creek Preserve This was a cold, sunny day, with awesomely clear light. It was the day I finished hiking all of the Lyme Preserves and the Quest for the Quote.

Frozen Stream

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