Morning Eye Candy Archives - Page 93 of 129

Morning Eye Candy: Jetbead

Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on January 31 2013, by Matt Newman

Rhodotypos scandens — Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen

Morning Eye Candy: The Bronx River Mystery

Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on January 30 2013, by Matt Newman

Temperature drops make for phenomena even we can’t predict, and this is certainly proof of that. Matthew Cook, Assistant Manager of Arboretum and Grounds here at the NYBG, recently hit the trails to see what he could of the snowfalls and freezing temperatures along the Bronx River–only to find…. well, this baffling design. After asking the Bronx River Alliance if they could hazard a guess at what created these absurd tracks (they couldn’t), this stumped blog staff is now putting the question to its readers.

It definitely looks like one our scientists was doing the worm across the ice, but that’s as much a shot in the dark on my part as “beaver tracks,” “wayward recumbent bicycle,” and “forest hydra.” Maybe there’s a zoologist or accomplished tracker out there who can do us one better. If so, plug in your suggestions in the comments below!

Photo by Matthew Cook

Morning Eye Candy: The Illustrated Tree

Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on January 29 2013, by Matt Newman

Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen

Morning Eye Candy: Precipitate

Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on January 28 2013, by Matt Newman

In the Conservatory, right now. Where the temperatures are a little closer to a Hawaiian forest, and the precipitation comes as mist–not so much sleet.

Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen

Morning Eye Candy: Bubble Study

Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on January 27 2013, by Matt Newman

The Bronx River, Twin Lakes, and the Wetlands are all (at least partially) imitating sculpture at the moment. There are upsides to cold snaps!

Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen

Morning Eye Candy: Epiphantastic

Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on January 26 2013, by Matt Newman

Nothing so suits a plant sans soil as does cheesy title wordplay. While you’re in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory for Tropical Paradise, hunt down the epiphyte wall and take a moment to appreciate these “air plants” in full regalia.

Tillandsia duratii — Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen

Morning Eye Candy: A Mite Chilly

Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on January 25 2013, by Matt Newman

Beauty is a fleck of ice or scoop of melting snow, just far enough away to be enjoyed from the relief of a heated space. Stay bundled, New York, and happy Friday!