One of the Pacific Northwest ferns to look for on these dreary winter days is […]
Category: Botany
A Pleasing Peltigera
A lesson in how to identify a Peltigera, learned in retrospect. When I saw this […]
Cattails
One of the things that impressed me at Buttertubs Marsh last week was the endless […]
Nature’s Ornaments
Earlier this week while at Buttertubs Marsh in Nanaimo I was captivated by festive colours […]
Taking a Lichen to Lilac
Contrary to popular belief, it does snow occasionally at sea level on Vancouver Island. Every […]
Celebrate the “Holly” – days
As we creep ever closer to Christmas it’s appropriate to think a little about the […]
Winter is Golden
While we’ve removed the old sunflower stalks and blackened seed heads from our back alley […]
Mystified by Mosses
Earlier this week I discovered a community of mosses living on an old cement curb. […]
Everyone Loves Amanitas
You have to admit that the Amanitas are distinctive. One of the easiest to recognize […]