Tag Archives: Flowers

It has begun!

I was walking through a snowy forest, this morning, hands hidden deep in the pockets. All of a sudden I saw something that lightened my heart and made me shout: ‘it has begun!’ Every winter, it is waiting for this first … Continue reading

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To the test

Remember my magical measuring devices for logging soil temperature over long time periods? Remember how excited I was about how cheap, practical, strong and easy to use they are? I still am as excited, but I was however pondering about a few … Continue reading

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Airport ecology

I was happy that I could lay hands on a textbook on Urban Ecology with 50 percent reduction at the conference in California. This urban ecology is a big fascination of mine: with large portions of the earth surface changed into … Continue reading

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Spring

The free time and the nice spring weather around Easter created some fantastic opportunities to finally focus on native vegetation again.          I got invited to the beautiful hills and forests in Luxemburg, a fantastic chance nobody should ever refuse. It became a … Continue reading

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Leaving spring for autumn

Spring was getting on full speed last week in Belgium. The first spring flowers were emerging everywhere and it was already warm enough to forget your jacket. It maybe false hope, but spring was in the air! I tried to … Continue reading

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