Sunday, September 28, 2014

Visiting Dali, China--Among the Rice Fields

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At the end of September in 2013, I came into Dali in Yunnan (southwestern China), just as the rice was about to be harvested.  I...
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Sunday, September 21, 2014

Forensic Botany--Investigating Crime with Dr. Jane Bock

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Dr. Jane Bock Some botanists retire to garden, some retire to travel…Dr. Jane Bock retired to investigate crimes.   She is a f...
Sunday, September 14, 2014

Visiting New Mexico -- Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument near Santa Fe

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Our friend Sue Baum , spending six weeks in Santa Fe taking pottery classes at Santa Fe Clay , was told not to miss the Kasha-Katuwe Tent R...
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Sunday, September 7, 2014

Plant Story--Aspen, Populus tremuloides, widespread and speading

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Quaking aspen, usually just called aspen, Populus tremuloides, is a familiar plant, which is part of what makes it remarkable . A member o...
Sunday, August 31, 2014

Visiting Iceland--the Intriguing Westman Islands

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Westman Islands from the seashore in Iceland I read Icelandic history in preparation for a trip to Iceland in 2012. The  Landnámabók, th...
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Sunday, August 24, 2014

Visiting Kauai -- Additional Impressions

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I wrote about our April trip to Kauai a couple times. Here are some pictures from the trip that don't fit very well anywhere else. ...
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Sunday, August 17, 2014

Dye Plant--Sawwort, Serratula tinctoria, Obscure Historic Yellow Dye

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Persian knapweed  Centaurea dealabata Note added August 24, 2015: I had the identification of the plant wrong. Yet most of the post is c...
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