More Signs Of Spring. April 27, 2011
Posted by littlebangtheory in Art and Nature.Tags: fen, frog eggs, Rowe, tilt-shift photography
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Driving through Rowe the other day, I checked out the fen where I’ve photographed Northern Pitcher Plants before. A week before it was graced with a thick layer of snow-ice, a reminder that winter lingers a little longer in the high country; now it was not only ice-free, but sporting some impressive frog-egg masses! I resolved to return for a photo before the eggs hatched, and yesterday I did just that.
The Rowe Fen, with Frog Eggs:
I’ll have to visit regularly to see if I can capture a hatch.
Little Bang Theory 
Well, I’m not sure exactly what fens are, but the blue things are really cool. Are they underwater? I should know better, having grown up in a swampy area in Mass.
Hi Eileen. Yes, fens are basic bogs (pH substantially over 7,) while most bogs (in the Northeast, at least) are acidic.
The frog egg-masses are mostly underwater, just breaking the surface enough to reflect back some blue from the sky. You can see the sky/trees reflection in the lower right corner of the photo.
Wow, just wow! That scene looks like something from Science Fiction. The composition and colors are just beautiful.
too cool AND soon baby tadpoles!!!
Thanks you two, and yes, tadpoles! 🙂
I see I’m going to have to come by a bit my regularly as well. I wouldn’t have missed these but it’s a real treat to see them now. At first I thought they looked like lily pads underwater but that is impossible.
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