Category Archives: Belgium

Remember them

I still owed you a gallery of my latest visit to Abisko. You can enjoy the rainbows, clouds and splashes of sun here (or find it on the right of my blog).  Summer is gone and all flowers are fading. It … Continue reading

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Autumn is awesome

It is a bit of a pity that autumn is the season of writing behind my computer, while nature dresses in its warmest colours. But I cannot say writing is not exciting on its own, with several papers slowly but steadily working … Continue reading

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Showing off

Some plants put in an awful lot of effort to look good, a case beautifully illustrated by this blue passion flower. There is a tremendous amount of energy needed to make flowers, even if there is no need for them to look … Continue reading

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Tourist in my own city

On a beautiful Friday in October, I had the chance to spend my afternoon at the city campus of our own University of Antwerp to attend a PhD defence from a colleague. The sun was shining bright and I was eager to … Continue reading

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Done some digging

All but two soil temperature sensors dug up, and that is always a big relief! Two lost probably to some overachieving moles, but overall the success ratio is high…

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Cleaning out the forest

Autumn is behind the corner, and the mushrooms are here to warn us of its arrival. These diverse and delicate group of decomposers puts in such great effort to clean up our forests and nature after another successful summer. I feel … Continue reading

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