Tag Archives: Winter

The blanket removed

Posted on January 8, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

Earlier, I was so positive about the effects of snow on my little plants trying to survive the colds of winter. How the white blanket would protect them against the unbearable frost outside. The benefits from this free winter protection however seem … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Climate, Disturbance, Ecology, Garden, Microclimate, Nature, Science, Snow, Winter | 1 Comment

Touchy

Posted on January 3, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

The holidays brought some awesome equipment to level up my outside game. I got a pair of warm touchscreen gloves, equipped with two white fingertips that allow me to use all my touchscreen devices outdoors, without having to expose my precious fingers to the cold. … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Belgium, Cold, Field ecology, Fieldwork, Geocaching, GPS, Outdoors, Photography, Scientific equipment, Walking, Winter, Zenne | Leave a comment

Blankets

Posted on December 30, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

I already mentioned it earlier, but I cannot put enough emphasis on it: snow is a blessing for plants in their struggle to survive winter. Winter is a hard time for plant life, that is beyond question. Cold temperatures, biting … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Belgium, Climate, Cold, Ecology, Frost, Garden, Nature, Nature photography, Photography, Plants, Science, Seasons, Snow, Winter | 4 Comments

Love Shine-a light…

Posted on December 27, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

Visit the gallery of this event on the right of the blog! Cold days, endless dark nights, today with some additional snow and ice… Winter is upon us and it is trying to make us gloomy and depressed. But I will not … Continue reading →