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Gallery 2022

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Dogwood

Photographer: Rochelle Davis (Photo of  Distinction)
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

Cold and Wetlands

January 2023
Ravine Trail
A freezy, watery, wintery pause.

Cold and Wetlands

Solace

December 2022
Pleasant Valley Preserve
the fields of Pleasant Valley are always changing with the seasons and reminds me that change is important to grow.

Solace

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

Bee on Goldenrod

Photographer: Kip Bergstrom
September 16, 2022 Grassy Hill Church Preserve It was the peak bloom of the Goldenrod that fills the field next to the Grassy Hill Church. There were bees on almost every blossom. A late summer pollinator feast.

Bee on Goldenrod

M33 in Triangulum

Dec 2022
Trial 53 Observatory
This is a near neighbor to our Milky Way galaxy. Image taken with a 14” Schmidt Cassegrain telescope.

M33 in Triangulum

Autumn on the 8 Mile River

Oct 2022
8 Mike River Lyme
Pumpkins in my backyard 🍂

Autumn on the 8 Mile River

Shimmering Mallard

Photographer: Lindsay Pettinicchi
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.

Shimmering Mallard

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

Autumn on the 8 Mile River

Oct 2022
8 Mile River, Lyme
Pumpkins in my backyard 🍁

Autumn on the 8 Mile River

Dew on spider web

Photographer: Rochelle Davis (Photo of  Distinction – Honorable Mention)
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

Young forest in fall

Oct 2022
Private Lyme Habitat
Late fall hike as the sunset

Young forest in fall

Monarch orange

September 2021
Private Lyme habitat
Flowers planted especially for the butterflies….so happy to see them here.

Monarch orange

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 ……….

Swept Away by Beauty

Early Fall day Eight Mile River

Photographer: Mary Powell St. Louis
September 2022
Private Lyme Habitat
Gentle curves of the Eight Mile River framed by attractive canopy of trees.

Early Fall day Eight Mile River

Nature’s Puzzle

December 2022
Brockway Hawthorne PReserve
Came across these fallen trees and thought how strange

Nature’s Puzzle

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.

Salamander Eggs in a Reflecected Blue Sky

Mushroom in the Sunlight – BW

October 2022
Selden Creek Preserve, Lyme, CT
Mushroom in the Sunlight – BW, 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.

Mushroom in the Sunlight – BW

Blue-stemmed Goldenrod

Photographer: Mary Powell St. Louis (Photo of Distinction)
September 2022 Private Lyme habitat Close up of Solidago caesia (blue-stemmed goldenrod) on fall day in Lyme.

Blue-stemmed Goldenrod

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

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

Dahlia Sparkle

November 2022
Private Lyme habitat

Dahlia Sparkle

Fox Hunting Stride

October 2022
Selden Creek Preserve, Lyme, CT
Fox Hunting Stride, 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.

Fox Hunting Stride

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

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!

You’ve Got a Lot of Gall!

Shadow, Light, Rocks and Woods

January 2023 Ravine Trail An encapsulation of the winter woods in Lyme.

Shadow, Light, Rocks and Woods

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

Sunset through the Trees

December 2022
Eno Preserve
The last light of a December day is magical in the woods.

Sunset through the Trees

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

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

Rain on cedar

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

Rain on cedar

The green doily

October 2022
Private Lyme habitat
My eye was drawn to this cute little nature made art piece 💚

The green doily

Tree highlighted in overcast skies

Photographer: Anne Hefter (Photo of  Distinction)
June 2022 Pleasant Valley From the Walk with Joe Standart

Tree highlighted in overcast skies

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

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.

Butterfly on Flower

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