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Author: Wes Moody
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Indian Paintbrush
Although Indian Paintbrush is abundant in western states, in Kentucky it is classified as endangered and only known to be in five counties. As I mentioned in last year's post about them, the plant is hemiparasitic and will almost certainly die if you try to transplant it. Enjoy them where you find them.
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The Moment
On the day I made this photo, the changes were occurring rapidly. The sun was obscured by clouds as my wife and I walked this trail; the clouds only parted enough for the sun to peek through and illuminate the trail ahead for about a minute. After clicking the shutter button, my thoughts were something…
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Fog Over the Cumberland
It was our final morning at Cumberland Falls State Park. My wife and I had stayed the weekend for the Kentucky Native Plant Society’s annual “Wildflower Weekend.” We attended hikes led by botanists and other plant experts and saw and learned about an amazing variety of wildflowers, many of which aren’t in the central Bluegrass…
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Nodding Trillium
It was a sunny day, making the light a little harsh and uneven, but the wildflowers were abundant and beautiful and you work with the conditions you're given. I got down and lay on my stomach, careful to keep my body on the trail so as not to crush any flowers, and angled my camera…
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Between Breaths
On a wooded slope with dappled light, this small grouping of sessile trillium was nestled among woodland phlox. Spring is incredibly beautiful in Kentucky. Right now, the redbuds and dogwoods are blooming, and there is a rich profusion of blooming wildflowers of many varieties. If hiking trails aren’t for you, you can still see much…
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Bay Area Foothills
On a recent trip to California, my wife and I enjoyed several days of driving through and hiking in the foothills around San Francisco. California has experienced much higher than normal amounts of rain and record snowfall this winter. We experienced the wet weather during our excursions.
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Wild Teasel
A technique photographers sometimes use to create a more abstract rendition of a landscape is “intentional camera movement”, abbreviated as ICM. It’s a fun, and mostly unpredictable, way to experiment and see the landscape differently. This photo was not created using ICM, but was kinda the inverse of that. In this case, rather than moving…
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Late Winter Walk
On our winter hikes, my wife and I often are walking through a landscape of brown fallen leaves and various hues of green from hemlock trees, pines, mosses, rhododendron, mountain laurel, and holly. A few deciduous trees hang on to their leaves through the winter; in our area, those are predominately oak and beech. The…
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Contemplation
With all the rain last week, the creeks were flowing nicely throughout Clark County. Because their drainage areas are relatively small, most of the creeks around here only have a good flow for a few days after sustained rain. The first day after heavy rain the creeks are stained brown from soil being washed into…
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Early Crocuses
The recent stretch of warmer than normal temperatures has the early spring flowers blooming. Daffodils, crocuses, and other plants are blooming in our yard, and I’ve seen them in bloom all around the area.