Paris - the city of love. I always thought that was a cliché, but it seems to be accurate. There are so many lovers, kissing, cuddling, and, at this particular bridge, expressing their love via padlocks inscribed with their names.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
OSU Titan Arum
Woody bloomed again! First bloom was April 25, 2011. The spathe started to unfurl beginning around noon yesterday, and was fully expanded about 12 hr later. The height was about 2 m.
Monday, May 13, 2013
Columbine
Aquilegia canadensis - in full bloom at Magee Marsh. Yesterday we did our annual pilgrimage to Magee Marsh. Yes, I loved the warblers, but this lovely columbine caught my eye as well.
Canon 5D Mark III, Canon EF 100-400 mm f/4.0-5.6 L; 1/80, f/9, ISO 400, 400 mm
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Penstemon virgatus
I've been working on updating my "News from the Wolfe Lab" website, which means that I've been going through my photography archive to find images of Penstemon. For many various reasons, I've not processed my backlog of photos from 2009 onwards. I'm starting to catch up a bit, but it will be a long time before I get through the entire archive. However, here's a photo from the 2012 American Penstemon Society field meeting in Wyoming.
Tuesday, May 07, 2013
Spring ephermeral series - something in Brassicaceae.
I need to look up the identification stuff on this delicate mustard family plant. I love the subtle shading on the corolla. This was at Blendon Woods, April 27, 2013.
Saturday, May 04, 2013
Spring Beauty
Claytonia virginica, I think. I'm not sure what species of Claytonia occur in Ohio, though. This was from my walk last weekend at Blendon Woods Metro Park.
Friday, May 03, 2013
Les Fleurs Jaunes
Steve took this lovely photo of our front garden. During spring, the front yard is a riot of color, and I love coming home to the view.
Thursday, May 02, 2013
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Look who's back? I love it when the grosbeaks make it back to central Ohio during the spring migration. We always have a few in the yard for several days, and then we don't see them until fall as they move south again. There have been several visiting our feeders the past day or so. This one was very cooperative, placing himself in the sun and waiting for me to get my big lens on the camera.
Details: Canon 5D Mark III, EF 100-400 mm f/4 L, 1/125, f/8, ISO 500, 400 mm
Wednesday, May 01, 2013
Phlox
This is one of the species of Phlox seen in central Ohio. I don't know the species - if anyone can help me out, please comment on this post.
This was spotted along a trail at Blendon Woods Metro Park last weekend.
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Dutchman's breeches
Steve and I did a short walk yesterday morning - allegedly to look for warblers. My ulterior motive was to seek out some of the spring ephemerals. I found one plant of Dicentra cucullaria with some good flowers still in bloom. I think I was very lucky to find these tucked away behind a large tree.
Monday, April 22, 2013
Milkweed seed awaiting flight
This is a milkweed pod, dispersing its seeds. I well remember catching these little gems when I was a kid. You are suppose to make a wish and let it fly away again. My wish for today is that we could see some of those good old days when there were no terrorist attacks with IEDs, government actually governed, people cared about watching out for those in need, etc., etc. Fly away little seeds. Grow into lovely flowers to brighten some future day.
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Along the Olentangy
Monday, April 15, 2013
White Trout Lily
Another of our beautiful spring ephemerals: Erythronium albidum. The Olentangy bike path between Lane Avenue and the OSU wetlands is going to be spectacular in a few days as the patches of these wildflowers come into bloom.
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Wood Hyacinth
The spring ephemerals are one of the highlights of central Ohio. The flowers bloom before the tree canopy fills out, taking advantage of the early spring sunlight. For some of these small gems, you have to look for flashes of color amongst the dull browns of the leaf litter.



















