Finally, after looking for a specific rare native orchid species (in South Carolina) for 15 or more years, I found it. Rather, a friend, Jeff Jackson, found it and immediately messaged me. Jeff lives in the lowcountry of South Carolina near Charleston, which is near the Francis Marion National Forest. The orchid in question, Calopogon
Recently, I contacted my friend, Alan Cressler, and begged asked him to guide me to one of the premier locations for a Heartleaf species which I had seen images of, but had never photographed. The species in question is Hexastylis speciosa or Harper’s Heartleaf. Turns out, he was interested in going back to the spot
On Friday, April 26, 2019, Walter Ezell and I made a trip up to Transylvania County, North Carolina to check on the bloom status of the orchid, Isotria verticillata or Large Whorled Pogonia orchid. This is an orchid species I have photographed and mentioned in my blog posts for several years. There are other sites
On Wednesday morning, Walter Ezell and I took a few hours to visit two special wildflower sites in neighboring Pickens County, South Carolina. These two sites were ones we have visited many times before, but because they never fail to amaze us, and because they are close by, we decided to check out the current
It’s Spring in the Southeast, and time for getting out to photograph some of the many Spring wildflowers in our area. One of my favorite spots to photograph these Spring wildflowers is in upstate Greenville County, South Carolina — about 45 minutes from my house. The location is Persimmon Ridge Road, which bisects a couple
On Friday, April 5, Dan Whitten and I made a day-long visit (my first) to Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve in northern Greenville County, South Carolina. The preserve, which is state-owned and managed by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, encompasses 1,886 acres (763 hectares), and is transected by a moderately difficult, 2.75-mile (4.4-km) foot
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