Meadowview, Post Internship

[Wire Man]

You'll be able to get ahold of the cushion spag when we add it to the catalog.

 

[Wire Man]

Here's part one of this year's Joseph Pines burn!

Preparing.

Q4206319 by Wire Man, on Flickr

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S. flavas coming in nicely.

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Hopefully these flowers made it through the fire. They survived the frost, so....

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And that's all I'm giving you for now. I'm tired and going to bed.

 

[Zacham3]

Truly amazing!
I hope I get an opportunity to work at a place like Medowview one day... Filled out an internship application but doubt I will be picked

Keep the pics comin!

*EDIT* Just got an email and wasn't picked :/
Oh well, at least I have these pictures to look at!

 

[Wire Man]

There's always next year.

Starting the burn.

Q4206330 by Wire Man, on Flickr

This was really hot. I mean really, really hot. I could have lost some skin if I stayed put any longer.

Q4206337 by Wire Man, on Flickr

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The big bog almost done burning.

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A turkey flushing before we started the fire in this area.

Q4206367 by Wire Man, on Flickr

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Last shot before I had to recharge the batteries.

Q4206374 by Wire Man, on Flickr

And with the battery charged photos resumed.

Q4206375 by Wire Man, on Flickr

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Saved the mailbox.

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I was just playing around with the camera and my car, and this happened.

Q4206419 by Wire Man, on Flickr

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Burns make for a good sunrise.

Q4206438 by Wire Man, on Flickr

I saw this glow over the tree line by the campsite.

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With the burn calmed down I could afford to let loose a little. I suggest viewing these in full.

Q4206483 by Wire Man, on Flickr

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[bluemax]

6358 is a very impressive shot! And it's my fave. In fact this an impressive collection. Thanks, Wireman.

 

[Wire Man]

Thanks! I like that shot too. I'm going to send a few of these photos into Nat Geo soon.

 

[Wire Man]

4-26-12

Damselfly

Damselfly by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. fusca

N. fusca by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. macrovulgaris

N. macrovulgaris by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. x mixta just keeps getting bigger....

Huge by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. maxima "Tentena"

N. maxima "Tentena" by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. x mixta by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. x mixta by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. eymae

N. eymae by Wire Man, on Flickr

Possible cultivar?

Waves by Wire Man, on Flickr

Leucothue

Leucothue by Wire Man, on Flickr

U. subulata with actual flowers!

U. subulata by Wire Man, on Flickr

purp

Woods Pitcher by Wire Man, on Flickr

D. capillaris

D. capillaris by Wire Man, on Flickr

Cyp in bloom on the 3 acres

Cypripedium acaule by Wire Man, on Flickr

Cypridepium acaule by Wire Man, on Flickr

Cypripedium acaule by Wire Man, on Flickr

Froggy on a lilypad.

Frog Face by Wire Man, on Flickr

Frog Face by Wire Man, on Flickr

 

[mksmith]

Looking really nice.

I checked the greenhouse this past weekend while we were hauling lumber out of the 3 acre bog (lots of ticks and wet shoes)

Nepenthes reinwardtiana has a nice vine heading to the top of the greenhouse, Nepenthes eymae has two growth points with upper pitchers, Nepenthes burbidgeae is putting out pitchers finally, really large growth on the truncata and khasiana. Everything looks great.

Oh, Graham that fusca for pic two is actually maxima 'superba.'

 

[Wire Man]

It looks awesome, doesn't it?! The N. burbidgeae pitcher is going to look amazing, we're all excited for it. The eymae doesn't have actually uppers yet, but it's close.

That's a maxima?! That's a really, really nice maxima!

 

[Wire Man]

Profusions of flowers

Sarracenia Flowers by Wire Man, on Flickr

Sarracenia Flowers by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. northiana

N. northiana by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. reinwardtiana, starting to gorge on ants.

N. reinwardtiana by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. maxima var. superba

N. maxima var. superba by Wire Man, on Flickr

The Rudbeckia are growing really well

Rudbeckia heliopsidis by Wire Man, on Flickr

Iris virginica. I really like how this one turned out.

Iris virginica by Wire Man, on Flickr

And now for the fun stuff. 5 layer HDR!!!!

S. 'Snowflake'

HDR S. Snowflake by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. 'Red Velvet'

HDR S. Red Velvet by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. flava

HDR S. flava by Wire Man, on Flickr

And a newly named cultivar for a new series, S. 'Apollo'

HDR S. Apollo by Wire Man, on Flickr

Introgressed S. x catesbaei

HDR S. x catesbaei introgressed by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. (rosea x alata) x rosea. I highly recommend enlarging this one.

HDR S. (rosea x alata) x rosea by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. alabamensis ssp. wherryi x minor

HDR S. alabamensis ssp. wherryi x minor by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. 'Fuschia'

HDR S. Fuschia by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. x mixta

HDR N x mixta by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. maxima

HDR N. maxima by Wire Man, on Flickr

 

[PaulJ69]

Really great photos! Love them all.

 

[Wire Man]

More from 5-1-12

This medium-sized luna moth was resting by the purps. I think it felt safe by the water....

Lune Moth by Wire Man, on Flickr

Luna Moth by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. alata with a full upper pitcher.

N. alata by Wire Man, on Flickr

Virginia Fringe Tree

Virginia Fringe Tree by Wire Man, on Flickr

Tiger beetle! I have a love-hate relationship with these things.

Tiger Beetle by Wire Man, on Flickr

Biggest Cyp I have ever seen!

Cypripedium acaule by Wire Man, on Flickr

And a really pale one, which means an alba may be close by.

Cypripedium acaule "Pale" by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. oreophila seedlings made a huge size increase this year.

S. oreophila by Wire Man, on Flickr

This cricket frog was not afraid of me at all.

Cricket Frog by Wire Man, on Flickr

More of that pretty N. alata upper.

N. alata by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. reinwardtiana decimating the ant colony.

N. reinwardtiana by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. maxima "Tentena" upper.

N. maxima "Tentena" by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. eymae coloring up.

N. eymae by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. eymae by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. eymae by Wire Man, on Flickr

Did they seriously try to hide eggs in there?

Ant Slaughter by Wire Man, on Flickr

Really weird N. fusca tendril.

N, fusca Tendril by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. smilesii is exploding with growth.

N. smilesii by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. rafflesiana, a rare treat for us to see pitcher.

N. rafflesiana by Wire Man, on Flickr

A small taste of nearly everything in bloom.

Full Bloom by Wire Man, on Flickr

 

[Wire Man]

This guy gives everyone a mini-heartattack every time it shows itself. Water snakes bite, hard.

Water Snake by Wire Man, on Flickr

Water Snake by Wire Man, on Flickr

Another Cyp.

Cypripedium acaule by Wire Man, on Flickr

The naughty parts.

Cypripedium acaule by Wire Man, on Flickr

Mediola is popping up everywhere behind Meadowview.

Mediola by Wire Man, on Flickr

It's like a miniature lily.

Mediola by Wire Man, on Flickr

Some purps.

S. purpurea by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. purpurea by Wire Man, on Flickr

D. capillaris

D. capillaris by Wire Man, on Flickr

Huge, happy D. capillaris

D. capillaris? by Wire Man, on Flickr

Stinkbug of some sort.

Stinkbug by Wire Man, on Flickr

HDR S. "Red Velvet"

HDR S. Red Velvet by Wire Man, on Flickr

HDR S. "Apollo" opening up.

HDR S. Apollo by Wire Man, on Flickr

HDR S. "Fuschia"

HDR S. Fuschia by Wire Man, on Flickr

 

[hcarlton]

Nice snake! Do you know what species? We get northerns around here occasionally, but they aren't as orange.

 

[Wire Man]

It's a northern water snake. We have the regular brown ones as well as the colorful ones.

 

[Peatmoss]

Water snake bites are like "Meh", not that bad IMO, although the anticoagulant in the saliva makes for a bloody old time! Just go for it and grab the big sucker! And invest in a snake hook for the station, that would make people feel safer, being able to remove him without touching.

 

[Dexenthes]

Gorgeous stuff! Too many cool things to choose. I love the Luna Moth though, I've never seen one before in person.

 

[hcarlton]

That species is more widespread than I thought then! Gorgeous plants, and I would love to see a luna moth in person one day!

 

[Wire Man]

The water snakes around here tend to bite repeatedly, leaving lots of open wounds. They're no tree pythons, but they're still something to look out for. They usually keep to themselves unless provoked.
Luna moths are rare to find in broad daylight. Always a treat to find one. And they're fuzzy!

 

[IcEvilBunnies]

Wonderful post. I wish to visit a place like this some day, but hope not to run into any snakes!
I almost stepped on one once while walking though a field, i felt my hair going up as I saw it bellow my foot.