Father Pitt

Category: Nature

  • Storm Clouds

    Storm Clouds, 2015-05-31, 01

    One of yesterday’s thunderstorms as it rolled over the city.

    Camera: Canon PowerShot S45.

  • More Orange Mushrooms

    Orange mushrooms

    Identified as Mycena leaiana, until someone tells Father Pitt otherwise. They were growing along the Trillium Trail in Fox Chapel.

    Camera: Konica-Minolta DiMAGE Z3.
    Mycena leaiana

  • Out of the Woods

    The evening sun greets us as we come up out of the woods from one of the hillside trails in Grandview Park.

    Camera: Olympus E-20n.

  • Rustic Bench in Frick Park

    Camera: Kodak EasyShare Z1485 IS.

  • Peony

    OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

    Camera: Olympus E-20n.

  • Sycamore Bark

    The American Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis) is a splendid tree with a curious habit of shedding its bark in huge chunks. The result on a mature tree is often a very smooth surface mottled all over with decorative patterns. These trees are in the Smithfield East End Cemetery in Squirrel Hill.

    Camera: Kodak EasyShare Z1485 IS.

  • Rhododendron Season

    KONICA MINOLTA DIGITAL CAMERA

    Camera: Konica-Minolta DiMAGE Z3.
    Rhododendron, Homewood Cemetery, 2015-05-19, 02
    Camera: Kodak EasyShare Z1485 IS.

  • Orange Mushrooms

    KONICA MINOLTA DIGITAL CAMERA

    Old Pa Pitt is not a mushroom expert. He believes these to be Mycena leaiana, but any correspondent is invited to correct (or confirm) his identification. The ones below are a little past their prime, but still decorative.

    Camera: Konica-Minolta DiMAGE Z3.

    KONICA MINOLTA DIGITAL CAMERA

  • It’s Iris Season

    So here is an iris.

    Camera: Olympus E-20n.

  • Bridal Veil

    The “Bridal Veil” Spirea (Spiraea × vanhouttei) is a very popular planting in the Pittsburgh area. It blooms only briefly, but it is glorious for those few days.

    Camera: Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z3.