Sunday, October 26, 2014

Visiting Scotland-- a bit of wild Shetland

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Last May I visited the Shetlands on a tour with Academic Arrangements Abroad and the Met . The northmost part of Scotland, they are beautifu...
Sunday, October 19, 2014

Plant story: The amazing dioecious buffalo grass, Buchloë dactyloides

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buffalo grass, male flowers, sticking up  Buffalo grass,  Buchlo ë  dactyloides ' (or Bouteloua dactyloides ) [previous posts ...
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Sunday, October 12, 2014

Visiting China--the Markets of Dali

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In Dali, Yunnan, China in 2013, we explored the ancient city ( previous post on Dali , previous post on this trip ancient city, Dali, Y...
Sunday, October 5, 2014

Plant Story - American Squashes

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zucchini and yellow summer squash Sorting out the squashes is a job for experts, which I am not. They are wonderfully confused. “Tru...
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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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