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The Botanist Next Door: May 2009
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The Botanist Next Door. The Tree of Life is Self-Pruning" - Darwin Awards. Friday, May 29, 2009. Friday Ted Talk May 29th. This week, I have found an inspirational TED Talk for us botanists. Why we are saving billions of seeds. It is regarding the Millennium Seed Bank. Run by Kew Gardens. Friday, May 22, 2009. Flower Focus I: Crocus. Now that spring has sprung in our horribly cold climate, I do enjoy my little croci that pop up wherever they can and give a little colour to the beds in the spring. I will ...
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Plant News: Invasive plant journal launched
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Friday, February 22, 2008. Invasive plant journal launched. The Weed Science Society of America. A new journal, Invasive Plant Science and Management. The first issue is expected in the first quarter of 2008. The society is soliciting articles in:. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Botany Photo of the Day. Fish stories, my fish blog. Further Thoughts, my main blog. OU Botany and Microbiology department blog. OU Department of Botany and Microbiology Home Page. Berry Go Round #2. A guardian of grasses.
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The Botanist Next Door: Human Evolution
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The Botanist Next Door. The Tree of Life is Self-Pruning" - Darwin Awards. Wednesday, November 4, 2009. PBS had a great NOVA episode. On last night. Part 1 of 3 on " Becoming Human. It was facinating, and interesting for the whole family. My little seedling even enjoyed watching it. although I've got to admit that some of her comments were along the lines of. Mom, they're not wearing clothes. tee hee hee! I can see her bum! Which is always great for a pre-pre teen. Part 2 and 3 are coming. can't miss!
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The Botanist Next Door: April 2009
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The Botanist Next Door. The Tree of Life is Self-Pruning" - Darwin Awards. Wednesday, April 22, 2009. Earth Day Part Deux. Great Message. (And Bob Marley played on a sitar! More info go to http:/ playingforchange.com. OK, I'll make this quick, as in a couple of hours I have my last Final of this Semester. Woo hoo! Insert Happy Dance Here*. I found a great meme for Earth Day. Small Bigger Better. Found it at The Questionable Authority. I know. studying). Also, for the cynical I found this at Ed Braytons.
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Gardening Through a Lens : September 2014
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Thoughts about photographing plants. And planting to photograph. Sunday, September 7, 2014. Cataract Surgery: It's REALLY BRIGHT out there! I had no idea I had cataracts until about 2 years ago when my optometrist informed me that they were starting to show up. Since, for most people, cataracts grow slowly, he told me I'd have nothing to worry about for several years. However, I am not most people, and mine responded like Creeping Buttercup on MiracleGro. My surgeries were done in July. What I've done he...
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Gardening Through a Lens : November 2013
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Thoughts about photographing plants. And planting to photograph. Thursday, November 7, 2013. And they're beautiful in their delicacy, the way the light breaks across the drops of water caught on the strands and splits into colors, the way strings of those drops drape like ropes of pearls: Nature's Flapper necklace. I think this might have been a red-flowering currant ( Ribes sanguineum. If I'd never seen this plant before, what would I look at first? Would it be the damage, the web? But I will see how it...
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Gardening Through a Lens : Benched: Rethinking Gardens, Photography, and Blogging
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Thoughts about photographing plants. And planting to photograph. Thursday, June 25, 2015. Benched: Rethinking Gardens, Photography, and Blogging. Bodnant Garden, North Wales. Garden Path at Snowshill Manor in The Cotswolds. While I learned a lot and improved a lot, I found myself taking way too many shots of gravel, tree bark, doors, and hands planting flowers with lots of space to the left or right. I also spent too much time staring at noise, pixels, and things I had no names for and couldn't see a...
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February 2012 | of trees, birds and other things
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Of trees, birds and other things. This is not peer-review. Saturday, February 4, 2012. Whoa, they are coming thick and fast this week. A screen shot from the film Super. Of God touching Frank's brain. This is inspired by my previous post that talked a little about peer-review. Actually it is the other way around. I got side tracked before I got started but was reminded about my initial idea after seeing this post over at Pharyngula. I googled BIO-complexity and guess what? Shows that there can be flaws i...
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Gardening Through a Lens : June 2013
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Thoughts about photographing plants. And planting to photograph. Friday, June 7, 2013. The Significance of the Insignificant Flower: or,. As I've written several times before (see "My Macro Lens and Me". I AM working on this, but, for now, it's back to my macro lens. And what shows that off better than teensy, tiny flowers that look like points of light or nothing at all in a landscape photo? For instance, Siberian Miner's Lettuce makes a lovely ground cover for part-shade,. But THIS year was different!
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Gardening Through a Lens : March 2014
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Thoughts about photographing plants. And planting to photograph. Wednesday, March 19, 2014. Winter Flowering: Pink Dawn Viburnum. My three Pink Dawn Viburnums ( Viburnum x bodnantense. Pink Dawn') started to bud on December 24, 2013, but didn't get around to letting a flower peak through until mid-February. I figured I'd write a blog about them as soon as I had a range of photos, but what to write? Etc Fine, all fine, but why post photos and info when the info was everywhere? Yeah Well. I love those ...
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