Tag Archives: Sea

The land of the setting sun…

Posted on September 20, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

… at least, so it felt after a week of beautiful summer weather. The western coast of Turkey boarders the Mediterranean Sea, and every night the sun drops from the sky into the water, painting the world with the warmest colours. Turkey definitely … Continue reading →

Posted in Turkey | Tagged Light, Mountains, Nature, Nature photography, Ocean, Photography, Plants, Sea, Summer, Sunset, Travel, Traveling, Turkey | Leave a comment

Ready?

Posted on February 25, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

The sun sets above the sea at the Belgian coastline, on one of these days that hint towards the approaching spring. For plant ecologists, these hints of spring trigger the start of the fieldwork season. I am currently wrapping up the final analyses … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Beach, Hiking, Holiday, Nature, Ocean, PhD, Photography, Plans, Sea, Spring, Sunset, Travel, Travelling | 1 Comment

Stand your ground

Posted on February 17, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

Apparently stress applies to buildings as well. They rely heavily on the characteristics of the soil on which they are located, which makes them in that matter comparable with the plants in my research. If the belowground environment consists of hostile dry … Continue reading →

Posted in France | Tagged Coast, Dunes, Ecology, Erosion, Europe, France, History, Nature, Ocean, Photography, Science, Sea, Travel, War, World war | 1 Comment

A true circus act

Posted on September 14, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

The sad thing about being a plant scientist is that those plants rarely put on an impressive show. Every now and then, I thus have to shift away from the plant- to the animal kingdom to get some more excitement and experience … Continue reading →

Posted in Spain | Tagged Animals, Birds, Gulls, Holiday, Nature, Ocean, Photography, Sea, Spain, Summer, Water, Wildlife | 4 Comments

At the foot of the volcano

Posted on February 10, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

A huge volcano in the ocean. The highest peak a stunning 3700 meters, excluding another 3000 meters of mountain hidden beneath the surface of the ocean. That is Tenerife. A volcano in the middle of the ocean creates a world … Continue reading →

Posted in Canary Islands | Tagged Abroad, Adventure, Colonization, Mountain, Ocean, Sea, Tenerife, Travel | 11 Comments

Fish markets

Posted on January 28, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

Less than a week and I am off to the ocean, mountains, nature and sun of the Canary Islands! It is getting me excited already. It gives me a nice opportunity to publish something else that I really love about … Continue reading →