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Posts from the ‘Flagstaff’ Category

Flagstaff August Part Two

mjensen_viet-spgs-aspen-bolete-0076My goal of posting while on the road didn’t happen as planned so here I am trying to post everything before the end of the month. In other words…in one day! So here is part two featuring fungi from my other favorite trails. They are (in no particular order) the Kachina Trail, Viet Springs Trail, Aspen Corner area and the Nordic Center. Another favorite is the trail at the Flagstaff Arboretum but there was very little there this time. Read more

Flagstaff Part Six-Scenics

mjensen-flagstaff-wildflowers-8340Landscape photography is not something I do very often. I’m always happy when I do, though, so I’m consciously trying to remember to do more. This post features some views I remembered to take! Read more

Flagstaff Part Five-Fun Stuff

mjensen-flagstaff-pareidolia-8899If you don’t already know, I am afflicted with Pareidolia. What’s that you ask? The (wikipedia) definition is: “a psychological phenomenon involving a vague and random stimulus (often an image or sound) being perceived as significant………examples include seeing images of animals or faces in clouds, the man in the moon, etc.” That’s me. If you see faces in my images below, you too are afflicted. In that case….enjoy! Read more

Flagstaff Part Four-Critters

Fritillary butterfly

Besides Fungi, I also love to photograph butterflies, bugs and all critters, for that matter! Because of the lack of sun, Butterflies were scarce this trip but I was happy to see and photograph at least a few Fritillaries. Read more

Flagstaff Part Three

Bracket Fungus on Aspen

Bracket Fungus on Aspen

What excites me most about Fruiting Bodies is they come in all shapes, sizes and colors. Besides the quintessential mushroom shape, there are ones that look like undersea coral, antlers, stars, cups, trumpets, brackets (shelf-like), human ears (see previous post) jelly and so many more. I want to find and photograph them all! This post features some from my July trip to Flagstaff. Read more

Flagstaff Part Two

Wood Ear

Wood Ear

Photographing in the rain can definitely be challenging but my goal this trip was to document Fungi and I knew rain would mean they would be popping up like crazy in the wet forests! Read more

Flagstaff Part One

mjensen_echinopsis-budsThis year, I delayed my trip because of my Echinopsis. One of them had over 40 flower buds and seemed ready to bloom any day! How could I leave during what might be the biggest show I’ve had since planting them! Read more

Thistle Textured

I enjoy photographing dried plants almost as much as live ones especially when they have great seed heads. I thought this image would look good with added textures and was happy to find one that looked a little like grasses. (check out more of my photos on my G+ page. Click “View all albums”: http://plus.google.com/u/0/100490891827279157919/photos