May Photo of the Month by Jack Price: This photo was taken near ‘The Grove’ at the farm on the same day the Page County High School ecology/horticulture/agriculture students visited the farm and installed a new wildflower demonstration area along the new river trail.
‘Star of Bethlehem’ (Ornithogalumn umbellatum) Photo by Jack Price, Old Rag Master Naturalist
April Photo of the Month by Jess Judy:
March Snow at the Farm – Jess Judy
March Photo of the Month by Barb Stewart:
‘Heat’ taken by Barb Stewart who also volunteered with the burn in the riparian area on Feb. 25
February Photo of the Month by Barb Stewart:
Bluejays (Cyanocitta cristata) add a spot of color in the snowy landscape
January Photo of the Month by Francie Schroeder:
Tobacco Hornworm (Manducca sexta)
Ms. Schroeder is a volunteer for the Smithsonian’s Virginia Working Landscapes project and a professional photographer.
December Photo of the Month by Chris Anderson:
Winter in the Shenandoah Valley
November Photo of the Month by Jess Judy:
This beautiful shot was taken by Jess Judy of Luray, neighbor to the White House Farm Foundation. The early morning light bathes the White House, setting the autumn leaves ablaze. (This photo was chosen by Farmers & Merchants Bank for the cover of their 2013 calender!)
October Photo of the Month by Barb Stewart:
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- Virgins’ Bower (Clematis virginiana) photographed along the Mill Prong Trail, Shenandoah National Park by Barb Stewart
Virgin’s Bower (Clematis virginiana) is a native Virginia vine. It is in the buttercup family and typically grows along stream sides and open thickets. It has showy white flowers which turn into these fairy-like seed heads in the autumn. An aggressive grower, it can climb over vertical supports be they a small sapling or a trellis in your yard. The flowers are favored by bees and butterflies for their pollen.
September Photo of the Month by Jack Price
This gorgeous photo of insects on a bull thistle was taken by Jack Price. Joining the party on the Cirsium vulgare are a monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus), a bumble bee (Bombus vagans) and a hover fly in the Syrphidae family (species unknown). Jack is an active member of the Old Rag chapter of Master Naturalists and is the current chairman of the Shenandoah National Park Association.
Click on links for “Print Quality” Photos.
- Restoring Farm House
- Historic White House in Luray VA
- Spring Time at the White House Farm Foundation
GALLERY SLIDE SHOW COURTESY OF OUR GOAT FRIENDS:
(Thank you to our neighbor Jesse Judy for providing some of the photos)
