Just an end month photo from Gordon Smith.
Many of New England's beauties are subtle. Gordon wrote:
A bottlebrush (Calistemon sp.) in flower outside our house. I had to desaturate this photograph a little - the flower is so colourful.
This may not sound subtle, but this is not a very big flower. Walking through the bush, you have to look to see!
This photo is by Gordon Smith. He comments:
I hadn't seen a greenhood orchid for years until we came across several patches of them in Cathedral Rock National Park. We had them on our property about 8 years ago, but, even after keeping a close eye out for them, have yet to see them again.
The photo reminds me of how little I know of New England's vegetation. I had never heard of a greenhood orchid!
