2025
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I forgot about the flower, White Campion, from my childhood
White campion (Silene latifolia) is native to most of Europe, Western Asia, and northern Africa, but has naturalized throughout most of the U.S. I remember now that it was all over where I grew up in Iowa, but I had completely forgotten about its existence until about a year ago. I still have an old… Continue reading
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Nurse logs in Washington’s Hoh Rainforest, Olympic Peninsula
In Washington’s mighty Hoh Rainforest, there is a phenomenon called “nurse logs”. These are fallen trees that function like a nursery for saplings on their decaying trunks. The small, young trees take advantage of this higher ground and rich organic material to reach the sun and get ahead of the other saplings. Eventually, only the… Continue reading
Pretty Sky Things 