Yet another week of not-spring has gone by…but I’m feeling optimistic. Looking very forward to sunshine-filled summer hiking trips and a possible sighting of this fascinating Alberta wildflower, striped coralroot (Corallorhiza striata). To find out why this plant isn’t green, check out a previous post I did about coralroots way back in 2013.
Enjoy your weekend! What projects are you working on (gardening or otherwise)?
Late August: the daylight hours are waning but the garden is still toodling along and I’ve been swamped with a zillion projects. It has taken me nearly the entire month, but I’ve finally compiled my August list of fun and interesting links – I hope you enjoy them!
At this school in Gatineau, Quebec, a boulevard of dead ash trees were transformed into art, thanks to some very talented wood carvers. What a wonderful idea!
Vegetable portraiture. It’s a thing. A really beautiful thing. Check out the work of photographer Lynn Karlin here.
Photographer Steve Axford captures fantastic fungi – click here to see.
From fungi to lichen…incredible images!
Xavi Bou experiments with chronophotography to illustrate birds in flight – these are fascinating!
Alberta-based photographer Adrian Thysse took some amazing shots of calypso orchids back in May – see them in his post here.
How we store and preserve information is examined in this interesting article about the history and longevity of microfilm.
While we’re on the subject of preserving information, history buffs and anyone interested in the culinary arts will be absolutely floored by this valuable resource: here is the full text of over 3,000 vintage cookbooks and home economics manuals.
Enjoy the rest of your week – hope it’s amazing!
