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Paul Nance
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Student of the flora of Albany's Pine Bush and of the tallgrass prairie, photography, language, music, the Horn and the history of "this Antient and respectable City of Albany."
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#52WochenFotoChallenge by
@norberteder.photography 2025/44 #Ball

Littlefield family monument in the Albany Rural Cemetery, Albany, New York, USA

#photography #52wfc25
Cemetery marker featuring a huge stone ball. The monument surrounded by headstones, and set against trees showing late-autumn color.
November 1, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Monarch on Joe Pye Weed 🌿
Monarch butterfly nectaring on the pink-purple blossoms of Joe Pye Weed
September 3, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Twin Woodland Sunflowers in the Albany (New York) Pine Bush Preserve 🌿
Two bright yellow native sunflowers, their leaves intersecting on the stem below the flower heads
August 22, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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Union Station, Chicago #photography
Monochrome image of the staircase in Union Station's Great Hall. Stairs, railings, hanging lamps, balusters and ceiling decoration converge on the exit, labeled "Canal Street."
July 9, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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Starflower, Bauer Environmental Park, Albany County, New York 🌿
Two tiny white star-shaped flowers and their glossy leaves set against the mossy base of a tree
May 16, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Red Baneberry, Five Rivers Environmental Center, Albany County, New York 🌿
Leaves and the tiny white flowers in a raceme of the Red Baneberry
May 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Wood Anemone at Parker Pond, on the campus of the University at Albany, Albany, New York. 🌿
White, 5-petaled blossoms of Wood Anemone set against the plant's distinct foliage.
April 29, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Poster advertising a performance of Bach's Cantata 21 "My Heart Was Sore Distressed" at St. Paul's Church, Albany, New York on May 4, 2025 at 3:00 pm.
April 28, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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Trout Lily, Five Rivers Environmental Center, Albany County, New York 🌿
Twin pale-yellow Trout Lily blossoms, set against the plant's mottled leaves and a scattering of brown tree leaves.
April 27, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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March 11, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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Mushroom peeking out from a cavity in a rotting log #fungifriends #naturalist
Bright yellow and tan mushroom emerging from dark cavity of a log partially covered with moss and green leaves
January 11, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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View from the choir loft #photography #monochrome
Ranks of organ pipes, the curve of their graduated lengths contrasting with the straight lines of the organ case
December 24, 2024 at 5:11 PM
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Empty seed pods of Wild White Indigo (Baptisia alba), Meadowbrook Park, Urbana, Illinois. 24 Dec 2019 🌿
Oval pods, broken open with the seeds already dispersed. The outsides area deep brown, almost black. The interiors are a warm tan color, with tiny teeth along the edges.
December 24, 2024 at 2:48 PM
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Albany (New York) Pine Bush Preserve 25 Aug 2024 #fungifriends
Subtly pink mushroom, nestled among green leaves on the woodland floor.
December 23, 2024 at 1:23 AM
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Lichen seen today in the Albany (New York) Pine Bush Preserve. Is this a species of Cladonia?
Light green Pixie Cup lichen
December 19, 2024 at 12:13 AM
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Albany (New York) Pine Bush Preserve: the pine barrens in winter. 🌿
A snow-covered trail crosses rolling terrain, with Pitch Pine posed against a bright blue sky with a few scattered clouds
December 7, 2024 at 1:22 AM
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Butterfly Milkweed pods releasing their seeds🌿
Slender brown Butterfly Milkweed seed pods release their seeds in a cloud of white floss.
November 12, 2024 at 3:57 PM
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Woodlawn Preserve, Schenectady Pine Barrens, New York. I took this photo a few years ago and can't remember whether the moss was growing on tree stumps or had formed some kind of tussock.
Mossy mounds, separated by a shallow layer of ice and snow.
November 7, 2024 at 8:20 PM
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Field Milkwort (Senega sanguinea) in the Albany (New York) Pine Bush Preserve
Closeup of the tiny Field Milkwort, with pink flowers
October 20, 2024 at 4:44 PM
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Compass Plant (Silphium laciniatum) in my upstate New York garden, a long way from its native range in the tallgrass prairie.
Bright yellow Compass Plant flowers, flower buds and bristly stems, set against a dark green background
June 28, 2024 at 11:21 PM
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Shinleaf (Pyrola elliptica) in the #Albany Pine Bush Preserve 🌿
Raceme, bearing tiny white flowers with rounded petals. The elliptical leaves give the species its Latin name.
June 17, 2024 at 2:04 PM
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Canada Lily, Vischer Ferry Preserve, Saratoga County, New York
An orange and yellow Canada Lily, hanging gracefully from its stem
May 27, 2024 at 12:15 AM
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A magnificent Marsh Marigold in the #Albany (New York) Pine Bush Preserve 🌿
A huge Marsh Marigold with bright yellow flowers sits on the edge of a small stream. In the background, leaves of Skunk Cabbage tower above it.
April 27, 2024 at 1:06 AM
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Bloodroot and Yellow Trout Lily, seen today at the Five Rivers Environmental Education Center, Albany County, New York 🌿
Six white Bloodroot blossoms Three Yellow Trout Lily blossoms and one bud, set against their mottled leaves.
April 15, 2024 at 7:34 PM
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Wood Anemone in bloom one week earlier than usual at Parker Pond, UAlbany Campus, Albany, New York 🌿
Five-petal Wood Anemone flower, with delicate veining set against the green of its foliage and a few of last year's leaves.
April 15, 2024 at 4:51 PM