Gallery 2022

After the Spring Rain

Photographer: Anonymous

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.

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.

Blue-stemmed Goldenrod

September 2022
Private Lyme habitat
Close up of Solidago caesia (blue-stemmed goldenrod) on fall day in Lyme.

Beaver Art

Photographer: Anonymous

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.

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

Tree highlighted in overcast skies

Photographer: Anne Hefter (Photo of  Distinction)

June 2022 Pleasant Valley From the Walk with Joe Standart

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.

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.

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.

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.

Butterfly on Flower

Photographer: Lindsay Pettinicchi

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.

Shimmering Mallard

July 2022
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.

Swept Away by Beauty

Photographer: Denise Roughan-Grady

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 ……….

Eye Catching Frog

Photographer: Lindsay Pettinicchi

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.

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.

Salamander Eggs in a Reflecected Blue Sky

Photographer: Kip

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.

Tiffany Farm

June 2022
Tiffany Farm
Haying season at the Farm.

Waiting

August 2022
Pleasant Valley Preserve
The sunlight shone the perfect circle and the waiting spider.

Water Bubbles

August 2022
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.

Early Fall day Eight Mile River

September 2022
Private Lyme Habitat
Gentle curves of the Eight Mile River framed by attractive canopy of trees.

Pollinator on Goldenrod

September 2022 Private Lyme habitat Activate pollinator in early fall on wrinkle leaf goldenrod in Lyme.

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.

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.

The Crossing

Photographer: Barbara A Costas

3/10/22 Pleasant Valley The ice made this stream crossing both beautiful and a little scary.

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.

Foggy Tree

June 2022
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.

Vernal Pool Reflections

Photographer: Kip (Photo of Distinction)

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.

Rain on cedar

Photographer: Rochelle Davis

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

Jewels of melting snow

Photographer: Rochelle Davis

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

Purple Crocus in the Snow

Photographer: Lindsay Pettinicchi

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.

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.

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.

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.  

You’ve Got a Lot of Gall!

Photographer: Anonymous

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

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.

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.