Tag Archives: Winter

The road to publication

Posted on February 15, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

Sometimes, the road to publication feels a bit like this: A combination of a nice little sun as a promise for a reward in the far future, and crazy mud that will slow you down for months. Or picture this: Bunkers filled … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium, Science | Tagged Agriculture, Belgium, Hiking, Landscape photography, Life, Nature photography, PhD, Photography, Publishing, Science, Winter | Leave a comment

Lessons from history

Posted on February 10, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

The Celts had been there. The Romans. Napoleon III. Soldiers had built stairs there for the German emperor. Century after century, people had climbed Le Grand Donon to overlook the world. It had made for a mythical place, one where … Continue reading →

Posted in France | Tagged Ecology, France, Hiking, History, Landscape photography, Mountains, Nature, Photography, Snow, Travel, Travelling, Winter | 11 Comments

Microclimate!

Posted on February 8, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

It is that time of the year again: when the weather nicely reveals the effect of microclimate on the landscape. If the world gets covered in a thin layer of snow, we can quickly see which spots are colder than … Continue reading →

Posted in France | Tagged Climate, Europe, France, Hiking, Landscape photography, Microclimate, Mountains, Photography, Snow, Travel, Winter | 6 Comments

On top of the world

Posted on February 5, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

It is nice when the world reminds me again of why I called this blog ‘On top of the world’ in the first place. It is this amazing thrill of climbing a mountain, working your way to the top, taking in … Continue reading →

Posted in France | Tagged Climbing, Europe, France, Hiking, Landscape photography, Landscapes, Mist, Mountains, Nature photography, Photography, Travel, Winter | 7 Comments

Amiens

Posted on January 28, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

All welcome to visit the picture gallery from my recent visit to Amiens, via this link, or (probably better) by going to the right of my website. I offer you a gallery filled with the most beautiful architecture France has to offer, … Continue reading →

Posted in France | Tagged Architecture, Cities, Europe, France, Landscape photography, Nature, Photography, Travel, Travelling, Winter | Leave a comment

Cold wizard

Posted on January 24, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

That it might have been me, with my talks about species surviving in cold climates, they told me in Amiens… I had to admit that it was peculiar that me as a cold-climate ecologist visited them during the only icy winter … Continue reading →