Tag Archive: spiral

Sep 02 2009

ooh — that's gotta hurt

snail

One summer morning a couple years ago I got up early to chase the fabled “Cape light” at nearby Ballston Beach.  I was expecting most of the action to be in the marsh around the headwaters of the mighty Pamet River, or on the beach itself where you can watch the rising sun play on …

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Aug 02 2009

In living black and white

spiral 1 (Web)

I noticed this intricate succulent growing in a neighbor’s front yard and thought it might make an interesting subject. (If anyone can help me identify this plant, I’d much appreciate it!)  It was growing at the top of a retaining wall, long arms extruding themselves parallel to the ground ready to stretch out and tap …

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