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All tubs on the picture below are radishes, the big one isn’t a turnip but a true radish root, from a giant variety. I really enjoy neighbouring organic farms, and moreover that the farmers decided to fill their market gardens with many rare vegetables and roots. They offer a great diversity and of course, increase [...]
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Gosh, the very interesting things (or is it sting?) in comparative linguitics trying to learn languages, is that you eventually will find striking differences. Sometimes. English has many more words than my mother tongue (French — ca. 200,000 vs 90,000), and I often get confused by the fact a single word can translate differently (well, [...]
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This is the fourth and last post on BBB09 here at Seeds Aside this year (you can reach #1, #2, #3, and even previous years following the links). Today we’ll sum up species met during a quick halt near the Couesnon river, next to Mézière sur Couesnon (satellite map). This area is an underwood slope [...]
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Okay, I did not identify these spiders (and I doubt I could –Well maybe an Araneus diadematus at top of the first picture below), but let”s this be part of BBB09. I was walking down the trail when I saw a Crane fly (there were plenty of them this morning) that was dancing in a [...]
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So here is a first shoot for BBB09. Literally, because this is the opening for the hunting season, and shots were echoing from everywhere in the landscape. Hmm, bioblitzing is a dangerous activity in Fall! So our first spot is a hedged farmland area in French Brittany near the town of Feins (in the heartland, [...]
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Just here. Got into the group selection multilevel selection posts, here and there… Guess why? :)
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Where does your potato come from? Me? Meh! Organic farms, since a few weeks… Hum, why would the Blogger Bio Blitz be limited to wild species? So here are a few old (French) varieties of potatoes I got yesterday. This is the advantage of living in a rural place with a few organic farmers around: [...]
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The twentiest edition of Berry Go Round can be found at Further Thoughts right now. Of course, go read! There’s even a quizz for you…
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