Little Bang Theory

More Of The Fen. July 3, 2009

I love this place.

And at the risk of being redundant, I go by here every chance I get, and if the weather permits, I stop and set up shop.

Last weekend I got here mid-morning and was treated to a disparity of light, with the sun’s slanting rays making the sphagnum moss glow against the deep shadows of the surrounding forest:

The northern pitchers were in full flower:

…and their translucent tubes were all but pulsing with back-lit vascularity:

These passive insectivores have some stiff competition for the fen’s insect population, including the patient:

…and the quick:

Dozens of these little fellers darted about in precise arcs, lighting only briefly on the curving leaves of water irises, who were in turn a show of their own:

I’ll doubtless be back to see how the scene changes with the seasons.