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Yet, when this is examined under the magic tube, a crystal cylinder, closely set with sparkling emeralds, is revealed." Breckenfeld (1885) The life history of Vaucheria. Am. Mon. microsc. J. 6, p. 6. Besotted - him and me. 2/2

Me trying to explain what makes a pin oak different to other oaks #talkingplants #oaks #quercus talkingplants.blogspot.com/2024/07/habits…

After nothing for a few months, two blog posts in a week! This time a pin oak relative (perhaps) from Mount Macedon, Victoria – the famed, but obscure pedigreed, Macedon Oak. #talkingplants #oaks #quercus talkingplants.blogspot.com/2024/07/the-my…

Hot oaks in Madrid: a post with only a few oaks within a rather vast, and warm, park on the outskirts of Madrid. talkingplants.blogspot.com/2024/07/hot-oa…

Turner's unlikely and irrepressible oak at Kew Gardens talkingplants.blogspot.com #talkingplants #oaks #quercus

Magpies on City Gate, RBG Victoria, settling in very nicely. Thanks to philanthropic support from Lady Potter.

Trump debate quotes as read by The Simpsons! #Simpsons #Trump #debate #kamala #debate2024 #homersimpson

Me explaining, with hand obviously, how good a career in botany can be! Part of a Conservation Careers Panel organised by Unimelb Wildlife Conservation Society and Soil and Plant Society. Lots of great questions and enthusiasm for careers in conservation.

Early spring/late sprinter in Glen Iris

Why I believe in an interventionist gardener. Just one among many perspectives on the garden in Australia today in 'The Museum magazine', issue 23 National Museum of Australia #themuseum nma.gov.au/about/publicat…

If you are in Canberra 9 November 2024, come and listen to my conversation with Craig Scott about growing Australian plants and his life at Mangrove Mountain (alongside an exhibition by artists Rhiannan Berry and Lauren Sutton, 'Wildflower') events.humanitix.com/the-roseologis…

For algal nerds, and aren't we all? Decipher your favourite seaweed or plankton from this lot trendwatching.com/innovations/fr…

Napoleon's jellyfish returns! There are plants as interesting as oaks, and this is certainly one of them. #talkingplants reinvents itself again... talkingplants.blogspot.com/2024/10/a-thri…

Back at The Tote, with Antifade band The Judges, prelude to Tropical F--- Storm. Is it too early to say I like their early stuff more, for a 12 or so month old band? Might have been the mixing. Still, always fun, as will be TFS...

For completeness, you know who whiping up a storm

2666 by Roberto Bolano. What a book. Quite a trip. Very tough in parts but also some beautiful, curly writing. I especially liked the bits about seaweeds...

Not loving Threads (and close to hating X) so trying out the blue butterfly. bsky.app/profile/timent…

Time doesn’t exist. ⁦Legendary Ed Kuepper⁩ , Ivor and co in Northcote last night. (And thought I saw former boss and music aficionado ⁦Tim Entwisle⁩ in the house…)