Sunday, July 14, 2013

Sketching the Purple Fringed Orchid, Finally

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Close-up of flower showing the pollinia.  Two days after our hike on the Mill Prong Trail, I went back to sketch the purple fringed orc...
Saturday, July 13, 2013

A Wealth of Unusual Plants on Skyline Drive

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Purple Fringed Orchid ( Platanthera grandiflora ). On the Fourth of July David and Herb joined me for a hike at Shenandoah National ...
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Sunday, June 23, 2013

So Near and Yet so Far

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Purple Fringed Orchid buds. Last Saturday I went back to Skyline Drive for another try at the purple fringed orchid. After correspondin...
Saturday, June 15, 2013

Flowers Among the Clouds

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Mountain Laurel on Skyline Drive. My search for native orchids took me to Skyline Drive last weekend. The day was overcast, the mountai...
Sunday, June 2, 2013

Hunting for Orchids on Wildcat Mountain

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Looking down the trail Last Sunday I went hiking on Wildcat Mountain, a nature preserve owned and managed by The Nature Conservancy in...
Friday, May 24, 2013

Sketching in a Cloud Forest

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The Trillium Trail at Thompson Wildlife                                                                                          ...
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Sunday, May 12, 2013

The Trillum Trail 2013

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The Trillium Trail casts a special magic during spring. I was afraid to miss the annual miracle this year--too ironic to contemplate now ...
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Sunday, May 5, 2013

Orchids and Artichokes

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Odontoglossum orchid, colored pencil drawing, 17" x 14." Here's my most recent botanical piece, a colored pencil drawing ...