Paying my dues
It has been a while since my last post. I guarantee you, my school work has kept me busy and away from reading about current events. Perhaps that’s a good thing.
I haven’t read anything interesting about (during the course of my “obligate” reading) to write about. I swore I will not write about molecular subjects. They’re popular enough.
I’ll leave you with a few pics from my little trip a few days ago. From what I hear, such nice weather will be in short supply for a while now. Weather forecast promised 15°C plunge and snow. Some “spring”.
Anyway, more under the fold.
Hacquetia eppipactis. This is a funny plant. They’re most abundant in Slovenia and east part of Austria - and nowhere else! They’re from family Apiaceae, even though they may or may not resemble Asteraceae. The leaves are dead giveaway.
Violets are in spring bloom. This one is pretty common if you know where to look for. Viola alba, ladies and gents.
Helleborus dumetorum
Ha! You thought this one is from genus Ranunculus, huh? Well guess again! It’s an Anemone ranunculoides, indicating that it does look like Ranunculus. Our flora has only one yellow flowered Anemone.
My dad was gardening and found this beetle larva. The jury’s still out on the family.
And of course the day wouldn’t be complete if I didn’t snap a picture of a butterfly. This one is a hibernating specimen. You can tell by, well, that this species (Nymphalis polychloros) overwinters and, the wings already took a beating. Fresh individuals have nice shiny new wings with well defined colors. This one, well, doesn’t. Notice the battered edges and “washed away” (flown away) pale colors.
For more about Hellebores:
www.sunfarm.com
Comment by Barry Glick — 20 March, 2007 @ 11:53