Field paintbrush (Castilleja arvensis)

Field paintbrush (Castilleja arvensis)

The intense and unique red of field paintbrush (Castilleja arvensis) is simply mesmerizing to me, and this specimen was the absolute grandest of them all!…


Field paintbrush (Castilleja arvensis)

Field paintbrush (Castilleja arvensis)

The intense and unique red of field paintbrush (Castilleja arvensis) is simply mesmerizing to me, and this specimen was the absolute grandest of them all!…


Tandayapa Lepidoptera 27

Phrygionis polita

Phrygionis polita is a moth with nature's own Henna paint. It seems like metallic paint, as it's elevated from the rest of the wing surface.…


Field paintbrush (Castilleja arvensis)

Field paintbrush (Castilleja arvensis)

The color of the infloresence is incredibly attractive - to me and insects alike. The red leaves are nothing more than indicators or flags - the real flower…


Kjerteløyentrøst (Euphrasia stricta)

Kjerteløyentrøst (Euphrasia stricta)

Kjerteløyentrøst (Euphrasia stricta) vokser i tørrbakken i svingen opp til Bjørnsrud gård på Svartskog og skiller seg ut fra andre blomster i tørrbakken, så…


Stormarimjelle (Melampyrum pratense)

Stormarimjelle (Melampyrum pratense)

I år virker det som det fuktige været har satt i gang en overdådig fremvekst av stormarimjelle (Melampyrum pratense). Enkelte plasser er de nesten dominerende…


Total lunar eclipse of June 2011

Total lunar eclipse of June 2011

At this time of the year the nights are hardly noticable, as the sun is below the horizon for just a few hours - during which the sky never darkens enough for…