8 Dec 2011
Wild mango (Grias neuberthii)
I wonder what this wild mango (Grias neuberthii) fruit tastes like compared to the cultivated varieties. I for one am certain the fruit and the tree itself…
8 Dec 2011
Wild mango (Grias neuberthii)
Wild mango (Grias neuberthii) has an incredibly fascinating flower - thick, waxy and extremely tough. This tree grows close to the creek on the grounds of the…
30 Nov 2011
Thalictrum podocarpum
Native range of thalictrum podocarpum is western South America. Altitude 2700 metres. Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve, Ecuador-0.378333,-78.074167…
30 Nov 2011
Thalictrum podocarpum
Thalictrum podocarpum has a "flimsy" and widespread inflorescence where the flowers hang like constant moving bells. Native range of thalictrum podocarpum is…
29 Nov 2011
Halo (22° Circular Halo)
Altitude 3083 metres. See Atmospheric Optics for more on halo and how it forms. -0.361389,-78.149167
8 Oct 2011
Draconid meteors and Northern lights (Aurora borealis)
The Draconid meteors are generally faint, so with a near full moon the amount seen this night were few and far between. Being inside the huge dome of Oslo's…
26 Sep 2011
Northern lights (Aurora borealis)
Finally some intense auroas AND clear skies! It seemed at first to be only a dim band high in the northern sky, but at around 23:15 local time (21:15 UT) a…
9 Sep 2011
Neslesommerfugl (Aglais urticae)
Nå er røsslyngen for det meste avblomstret og med det en enorm kilde til nektar borte. Det er også få blomstrende enger igjen og der det er blomstrende…
1 Sep 2011
Sørgekåpe (Nymphalis antiopa)
Sørgekåpe (Nymphalis antiopa) ere en relativt sjelden gjest, og de få gangene jeg har sett den har den vært svært så flyktig og nervøs, så det har ikke blitt…