Category Archives: General

War wounds

Posted on February 3, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

The military has scarred the landscape all over Flanders. The cities and countryside are scattered with forts, bunkers and other war gear, all once with an important function, now just symbols of a forgotten past. These remnants of a violent past, although human-made, … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Army, Belgium, Biodiversity, Cars, Conservation, Hiking, Nature, Photography, Tourism, War | 5 Comments

Count the birds

Posted on January 15, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

This weekend will bring Belgium its yearly ‘bird counters weekend’! This event is one of the best examples of citizen science in the country, as every person with a garden can participate. You just have to spend half an hour in … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Belgium, Birds, Conservation, Ecology, Garden, Gardens, Nature, Natuurpunt, Photography, Science, Winter | 7 Comments

Touchy

Posted on January 3, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

The holidays brought some awesome equipment to level up my outside game. I got a pair of warm touchscreen gloves, equipped with two white fingertips that allow me to use all my touchscreen devices outdoors, without having to expose my precious fingers to the cold. … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Belgium, Cold, Field ecology, Fieldwork, Geocaching, GPS, Outdoors, Photography, Scientific equipment, Walking, Winter, Zenne | Leave a comment

Blankets

Posted on December 30, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

I already mentioned it earlier, but I cannot put enough emphasis on it: snow is a blessing for plants in their struggle to survive winter. Winter is a hard time for plant life, that is beyond question. Cold temperatures, biting … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Belgium, Climate, Cold, Ecology, Frost, Garden, Nature, Nature photography, Photography, Plants, Science, Seasons, Snow, Winter | 4 Comments

Love Shine-a light…

Posted on December 27, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

Visit the gallery of this event on the right of the blog! Cold days, endless dark nights, today with some additional snow and ice… Winter is upon us and it is trying to make us gloomy and depressed. But I will not … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Animals, Antwerp, Asia, China, China Light, Christmas, Dragon, Light festival, New Year, Photography, Pictures, Plants, Tourism, Travel, Winter, Zoo | 7 Comments

Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 23, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

The holidays are upon us! My merry microclimate measurement machinery has already gone into party-mode, ready to celebrate the darkest part of the year. These microclimatic party-animals are however determined to ignore the grey weather and let the temperatures run high during the holidays! For … Continue reading →