White campion
I think Silene Pratensis may be the species. But Melandrium dioicum and Silene latifolia also resemble this well. Corrections, anyone?Silene pratensis
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Narrow-leaved bittercress
Through reading Botany in a Day (which is taking me more than a day, incidentally) I became familiar enough with the pattern of the mustard family (Brassiceae) to recognize that this is a member, t...
Fern spores
Distinguishing among ferns is still uncharted territory for me. This species, at least this time of year, is pretty noticeable!
A nest woven from ferns
This balled-up mass of fern is apparently held together by some kind of fine silk. Sure enough, when I knocked gently, the builder showed up for a quick portrait before disappearing within again…
Sitting on a wild strawberry...
Back in the early spring, I noticed the flowers, and vowed to come back to find the delicious (albeit tiny) fruits before the birds got them all. NH Gardener sounded skeptical in wishing me luck. W...
Elderberry
Elderberry is among the tangle of plants growing near the river, visible from the 157 bridge (near Big Falls parking lot). And photobombing this shot: perhaps a mating pair of stoneflies? Look fo...
Spicebush
Spicebush is one of the most prolific understory shrubs in the park, yet one that I walked past, for so long, without investigating.
Ground beans
This elegant plant can climb like a vine, but often looks like ground cover. Its most well-known common name (“hog peanut") is dismissive if not defamatory in origins; it was a food that Europeans ...
Overview of dams at Wadsworth
The Coginchaug River powered four mills in the Wadsworth area. An impoundment slightly behind Big Falls powered a cotton mill, but only some stonework and concrete water-structures remain; The Pist...
Powder mill falls
The Coginchaug cascades over three nineteenth-century dams as it flows through the park. (Big Falls itself was leveraged for waterpower, too.) This is the middle of the dams, and the easiest to mis...
With long wings like a cape...
This resembles a dobsonfly or an alderfly, but neither of those has these pale patches midway down the wing. My best guess is the Dark Fishfly (Nigronia serricornis or Nigronia fasciatus). If anyon...