Tag Archives: Flowers
Flen
Tomorrow morning I will be on a plane again. A short trip this time, 3 days up and down to the south of Sweden, where we have a meeting with the MIREN-network (all our colleagues from all over the world who … Continue reading
Follow your nose
In between the corrections of the reports of my students in the course on forest types, I took some free time roaming through little forest patches in the southern half of Flanders, close to the capital. It was in one of these patches that I stumbled on … Continue reading
Don’t forget the roadsides!
In this spring seasons, flowers are sprouting everywhere, artistically colouring the whole world, as they happily do every year. It is every year a surprise to see the variety and diversity of flowers that lighten up our days. And it … Continue reading
Brave as a (dande)lion
A warm spring day at the end of April, I climb a hill to an open sand plain on a wasteland next to the highway. As I reach the top, the heat strikes me like a hammer. On the open sandy … Continue reading
Growing wild
I think I can reveal a little bit of the results of our recent fieldwork trip to southern Chile. I think I will have to in any case, cause what we saw is too fascinating to keep silent about it here. Some of … Continue reading
Goodbye spring
Goodbye, spring, it is sad to part again after this awfully short reunion! We have had some sunny days, hinting towards the beautiful season that should be on its way. Even the flowers felt the change in the atmosphere, budding … Continue reading










