Tag Archives: Nature

Avoiding the best spots

Posted on April 20, 2017 by lembrechtsjonas

How plants deal with stress has always fascinated me. Remember that post where I argued that plants can fly? Well, they can for sure, yet that does not mean they have to be able to deal with the circumstances wherever … Continue reading →

Posted in France | Tagged Camargue, Ecology, France, Landscape photography, Landscapes, Macro, Montpellier, Nature, Plant photography, Plants, Salt, Science | Leave a comment

Plants do fly

Posted on April 4, 2017 by lembrechtsjonas

At the Functional Ecology conference in Montpellier (see earlier posts), several times I heard the saying that plants cannot fly and as such have a significant limitation compared to other organisms. Yet I strongly disagree with that saying, no matter how … Continue reading →

Posted in France | Tagged Ecology, Flower photography, Flowers, France, Nature, Nature photography, Plants, Science, Travel, Travelling | 3 Comments

Functional

Posted on March 28, 2017 by lembrechtsjonas

This week, I took the train down to Montpellier, in the sunny Meditteranean part of France, to join a conference on Functional Ecology. Here, scientists gather around the common goal of trying to find the ‘how’ in ecology. How do … Continue reading →

Posted in France | Tagged Ecology, France, Hiking, Landscape photography, Mediterranean, Nature, Outdoors, Science, Travel, Traveling | 1 Comment

East-ward bound

Posted on March 24, 2017 by lembrechtsjonas

As you can see in my previous post, where you can find an insightful map of my current global scientific network, my global network has only a limited connection with the east. While strong ties exist within Europe and across the ocean to … Continue reading →

Posted in Asia, General | Tagged Architecture, Asia, Flowers, Gardens, Global, Japan, Nature, Photography, Plants, Spring, Travel | Leave a comment

Quick, quick…

Posted on March 17, 2017 by lembrechtsjonas

… don’t hesitate! Work hard, grow, flower, do your business and make sure you finish it! Before it is too late… For many early spring flowers, that is what life is all about. Especially those living it in the forest understory. … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Ecology, Flowers, Growing, Macro photography, Nature, Outdoors, Plants, Science, Spring | Leave a comment

What to eat?

Posted on March 13, 2017 by lembrechtsjonas

Awareness is raising rapidly in our environment that what we eat affects our environment in undeniable ways. We (should) all know by now that eating too much meat has a massive influence, not only concerning animal welfare, yet most notoriously on … Continue reading →