Tag: trees
group name: naturegeek
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May 31, 2007 09:28 PM EDT --
Okay, so I've been looking at this tree for years now and I'm still clueless as to what it is. It's on the Cliff Walk in the Salve Regina University area. I can't find this in either the . . . more
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March 29, 2008 09:34 PM EDT --
Today we took the kids down to the horse pasture with us. On the drive I noticed how much the world was starting to green up, and also how many trees were either starting to bloom or to leaf out. Spring . . . more
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October 14, 2007 05:43 PM EDT --
As I've noted before, because of the effect of the Atlantic Ocean, and especially the Gulf Stream, on Newport, we don't get the magnificent Fall foliage that they get inland. We do get some color, . . . more
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November 22, 2007 04:27 PM EST --
I went out for a walk down to my favorite hangouts in the south end of Newport this morning, and I discovered that the Beeches have finally changed color. Hooray! Of course, the Maples have been changing . . . more
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October 20, 2007 07:36 PM EDT --
This is the more of my Fall photos from the Pocono Mountains from the beginning of October.
These are all the beautiful tree photos. I took a walk from our place down to the ski slopes and . . . more
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April 07, 2008 06:51 PM EDT --
There are so many very old trees at Brookgreen Gardens. I thought I would share some of these magnificent trees with Gather! I know there are a lot of tree huggers out there that will appreciate . . . more
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November 21, 2007 05:28 PM EST --
Today I went walking in Miantonomi Park, which is on the north side of the city of Newport, on Hillside Ave. just north of Admiral Kalbfus Blvd. This park is atop Newport's tallest hill, and is topped . . . more
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June 10, 2008 09:36 PM EDT --
I have gone to my family's cottage on Diamond Island in Michigan at least once every summer since I was born. This weekend while I was up there I was reading the Diamond Lake/Island history that . . . more
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February 19, 2008 11:17 AM EST --
Just a quick peek at the area around our house covered in lovely fresh snow!
This is the official front of our house...typically only used by the mailman lol. That lovely young maple in . . . more
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November 02, 2007 04:50 PM EDT --
So I was out on my usual hike today, down to Ballard Park, then down Hazard Rd. to Gooseneck Cove. then over to the "country lane" loop. not much wildlife because the wind is up today and they're . . . more
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October 26, 2007 04:26 PM EDT --
Today started out sunny and quickly clouded over. Not that I was upset about that - I much prefer to take pictures in more diffuse light than in bright sunlight. In any case, here are the shots that worked . . . more
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December 06, 2007 04:34 PM EST --
The leaves have fallen from the trees, the temperatures have dropped, even the quality of daylight has changed. Winter is arriving, affecting the places I love best - Ballard Park and Gooseneck Cove. . . . more
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May 20, 2008 06:31 PM EDT --
After visiting the Clifton Burying Ground I headed down to Rovensky Park on Bellevue Ave. Rovensky Park is owned by The Preservation society of Newport County, the same people who run the famous Newport . . . more
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May 28, 2007 11:10 PM EDT --
My husband and I went to visit some friends the last day of the holiday weekend. They live on The Huron River so we decided to take a pontoon ride up and down the river. I found some interesting . . . more
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March 09, 2008 08:32 PM EDT --
Today was gorgeous - sunny and relatively warm (meaning in the 40s). There was a bit of a breeze, so the birds were laying low. Mostly I concentrated on trees and such as I wandered along the trails. . . . more
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May 30, 2007 07:07 PM EDT --
Come along with me and I'll show you what's going on in my garden this week. The liliacs are done, the irises are peaking and the peonies are just starting.
The last couple of days have been very . . . more
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November 14, 2007 08:33 PM EST --
Two days off in a row! This is a rare event in my job. Since tomorrow is supposed to be rainy, I went for my weekly hike today. It started out sunny but quickly turned overcast, raw, and blustery. It's . . . more
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May 05, 2007 09:18 PM EDT --
Photo Essay Contest
Spring has burst into color in Upstate NY. All of the flowers that were late, are . . . more
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May 27, 2007 08:30 PM EDT --
The Dow Gardens were started in 1899 by Herbert Dow, founder of The Dow Chemical Company. The Gardens, originally developed on eight acres of flat, sandy land, provided a creative outlet for Herbert Dow’s . . . more
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April 30, 2008 08:03 PM EDT --
Electronic music pioneer Wendy Carlos always likes to cite her "First Law" in interviews: "Every parameter you can control, you must control." I once made a sign with that and taped . . . more
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