Spring Wildflowers
May 6, 2025
As spring progresses, the spring beauties and Dutchman’s breeches give way to a more diverse collection of wildflowers. Cutleaf toothwort, Dog violet, Small-flowered Crowfoot, Bitercress
Macro
Forest in Miniature
April 29, 2025
Moss is biologically fascinating, and although it’s often overlooked, it can also be quite lovely. The varieties are vast, and honestly I don’t have a
Spring Beauty Gallery
April 17, 2025
This collection of Eastern Spring Beauty blossoms (Claytonia virginica) comes from last spring, over a period of several weeks around the Lee Hill and Rowlands
Spring is Here
April 8, 2025
After three consecutive weeks of checking the trailsides at Lackawanna State Park, the first spring wildflowers have finally appeared! The Spring Beauties, which are aptly
A Blaze of Color
February 18, 2025
It’s sleeting as I write this, another cold gray day. The schools are closed and folks are working from home to avoid the roads, which
A Shroud of Dew
February 4, 2025
A bit out of the ordinary, since most of my macro photography focuses on living subjects – insects and flowers and anything else that’s both
A quiet moment
December 26, 2024
A quiet moment in the forest, which is perhaps defined by such moments.
Goldenrod Crab Spider
September 24, 2024
BRENT PENNINGTON – A Goldenrod Crab spider waits amid dewdrops atop allium blossoms in Scranton, PA, on the morning of 12 August 2024. BRENT PENNINGTON
Broad-necked Root Borer
September 3, 2024
After an early evening rain I stepped out to see what I might find around my backyard and gardens. These little walks are pleasant on
Hoverflies
August 13, 2024
Hoverflies, these tiny bee-mimics who, as their name suggests, appear to hover in place before zipping off to a new spot, are one of my
Blackberry Blossom
August 6, 2024
Blackberry blossom in the warm evening light. When they are first getting ready to open, there’s a faint pink tinge to the blossoms, which quickly
Striped Lynx Spider
July 16, 2024
BRENT PENNINGTON – A Striped Lynx spider hunts among thyme and chives in a herb garden in Scranton, PA, on the afternoon of 22 July