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Raspberries!
Hope you’ve logged that position on the GPS. I only get to eat frozen ones these days.
No need to log it…they grow freely and abundantly along my normal walkabout trail…as well as just behind one side of the fence surrounding my back yard. I get lovely berries every summer just off my back deck that way (providing the dratted birds don’t get them first!)
Thanks for the link!
I like that “is this a moss” moss. I think it’s moss, anyhow.
🙂
It’s pretty mossy-looking…and it was growing with a bunch of other mosses…but it is a mystery. *shrug*
Congratulations on your three years of funding. It’s a great feeling to know the money’s there and you can concentrate on your research.
Your “is this a moss” looks suspiciously like the basal leaves of a Yarrow plant. I’m always certain about my plant identification. Unfortunately, that certainty may transition through a dozen different suspected species before I arrive at the correct solution.
I got some nice shots of a beetle larva this morning. I’ll probably post them early next week.
Thanks, Steve. The funding DOES make a big difference, and it’s a pretty little feather in my cap as well. Such feathers are always very welcome.
Your authoritative/confident plant ID technique sounds a lot like my equally authoritative/confident insect ID technique 😛
I’m looking forward to your larva pics, and enjoying touring the Barrens with you on your blog!
Mosses as well as Mushrooms have always been my favorites to photograph. Your pictures are simply stunning. Love them!
Aren’t they fun? I have to admit, I’ve had an underwhelming level of appreciation for them in the past, but I have a bit of a crush on them right now!
I’ve recently found myself equally smitten with lichens – I never appreciated their diversity (and difficult taxonomy) until I started photographing them. I’ve got some beauties in previous posts if you care to take a look (just click on “lichens” in my sidebar Tag Cloud).
Congrats on the funding! Soon I’ll be calling you “Dr. Bug” and you’ll still be calling me “Mister” 🙂
regards–ted