Starry, Starry White. Stellaria graminea, Grassleaf Starwort, Friescheveenseplassen, Paterswolde, Drenthe, The Netherlands

Starry, Starry White. Stellaria graminea, Grassleaf Starwort, Friescheveenseplassen, Paterswolde, Drenthe, The Netherlands

The beauty of white. This is Grassleaf Starwort, virtually the same name as the Latin Stellaria...

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Uploaded on May 29, 2012  |  Map

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Gold in the Peat Ditch. Iris pseudacorus, Yellow Flag, Friescheveenseplassen, Paterswolde, Drenthe, The Netherlands

Gold in the Peat Ditch. Iris pseudacorus, Yellow Flag, Friescheveenseplassen, Paterswolde, Drenthe, The Netherlands

Here's a wetlands at Friescheveen just north of the town of Paterswolde in Drenthe, The Netherlands....

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Uploaded on May 28, 2012  |  Map

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Salad for Dinner. Rumex acetosella, Field or Sheep's Sorrel, Madijk, Groningen-Eelderwolde,The Netherlands

Salad for Dinner. Rumex acetosella, Field or Sheep's Sorrel, Madijk, Groningen-Eelderwolde,The Netherlands

Today, the minutes seemed like hours before dinner with the Pharmacist Coming Up from Venlo. So on...

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Uploaded on May 26, 2012  |  Map

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Faded Memory. Poppy, "De Buitenplaats", Eelde, The Netherlands

Faded Memory. Poppy, "De Buitenplaats", Eelde, The Netherlands

The larks... I heard them bravely singing on my way along the waters and through the fields to the...

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Uploaded on May 25, 2012  |  Map

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A Secret in Haren. The Hidden Empire of Ming, Hortus Haren, Haren, Groningen, The Netherlands

A Secret in Haren. The Hidden Empire of Ming, Hortus Haren, Haren, Groningen, The Netherlands

Splendid weather again today! Good for cycling down to Haren, just south of Groningen to visit the...

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Uploaded on May 24, 2012  |  Map

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Common Research. Hoverfly, Syrphus ribesii, on Centaurea montana, Greater Blue Bottle or Mountain Bluet, Botanische Tuin Fryslân "De Kruidhof", Buitenpost, Friesland, The Netherlands

Common Research. Hoverfly, Syrphus ribesii, on Centaurea montana, Greater Blue Bottle or Mountain Bluet, Botanische Tuin Fryslân "De Kruidhof", Buitenpost, Friesland, The Netherlands

A bit exasperated, that fine English Botanist William Curtis (1746-1799) who founded The Botanical...

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Uploaded on May 22, 2012  |  Map

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Elegant Tresses. Sanguisorba minor, Burnet, Océ-weerd, Meuse Corridor, Venlo, The Netherlands

Elegant Tresses. Sanguisorba minor, Burnet, Océ-weerd, Meuse Corridor, Venlo, The Netherlands

The fields and pastures of the nature reserve, the Océ-weerd, on the right bank of the Meuse River...

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Uploaded on May 21, 2012  |  Map

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Giants in Postmodernity. Guntrud and Valuas, Limburgs Museum, Venlo, The Netherlands

Giants in Postmodernity. Guntrud and Valuas, Limburgs Museum, Venlo, The Netherlands

The pleasant city of Venlo on the Meuse River in northern Limburg, The Netherlands, is the home of...

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Uploaded on May 20, 2012  |  Map

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Frilly Surprise in the Garden. Tellima grandiflora, Fringe Cups, Our Garden, Venlo, The Netherlands

Frilly Surprise in the Garden. Tellima grandiflora, Fringe Cups, Our Garden, Venlo, The Netherlands

My Naturalist Friend took all of Zero Seconds to reply to my query: "this is a Tellima; which...

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Uploaded on May 19, 2012  |  Map

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Quiet May-fair Morning. Vismarkt, Groningen, The Netherlands

Quiet May-fair Morning. Vismarkt, Groningen, The Netherlands

It was quiet in Groningen this morning as I walked to the train station. The annual May Fair...

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Uploaded on May 18, 2012  |  Map

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One of 44. Nomada succincta, Wasp Bee, on Dandelion, Hoornsedijk, Groningen The Netherlands

One of 44. Nomada succincta, Wasp Bee, on Dandelion, Hoornsedijk, Groningen The Netherlands

Some 44 kinds of Wasp Bees in The Netherlands, of which this Nomada succincta is one of the most...

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Uploaded on May 17, 2012  |  Map

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Prospecting Yellow. Early Mining Bee, Andrena haemorrhoa, Hoornsedijk, Groningen, The Netherlands

Prospecting Yellow. Early Mining Bee, Andrena haemorrhoa, Hoornsedijk, Groningen, The Netherlands

The day was drab, but now and then there were some patches of whitish lightness. Just the kind of...

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Pink Light in a Poseidonian Deluge. Cistus purpureus, Purple Rock Rose, Marble Arch, London, England, United KingdomK

Pink Light in a Poseidonian Deluge. Cistus purpureus, Purple Rock Rose, Marble Arch, London, England, United KingdomK

Much of the week in London was wet and wetter still. But there were enough interludes in the drizzle...

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Misspelled Golden Star under an Overcast Sky. Leucadendron chamelaea, Witsenberg Conebush, Temperate House, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Misspelled Golden Star under an Overcast Sky. Leucadendron chamelaea, Witsenberg Conebush, Temperate House, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

So I went again today to the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew as I do everytime I have the pleasure of...

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Uploaded on May 9, 2012  |  Map

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So Very Blue. Pentaglottis sempervirens, Evergreen Bugloss or Green Alkanet, The Botanic Garden, Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

So Very Blue. Pentaglottis sempervirens, Evergreen Bugloss or Green Alkanet, The Botanic Garden, Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

Even in light rain and drizzle, The Botanic Garden (1846) at Cambridge is a good place for...

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Uploaded on May 8, 2012  |  Map

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Fiery from on High but Untied. A Tulip, World Horticultural Expo 2012, Venlo, The Netherlands

Fiery from on High but Untied. A Tulip, World Horticultural Expo 2012, Venlo, The Netherlands

No! It wouldn't have been allowed. Not at the court of the mighty Sultan of Turkey, Aḥmed-i sālis...

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Uploaded on May 6, 2012  |  Map

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Archangel in Venlo. Lamiastrum galeobdolon, Yellow or Gold  Archangel, The Forest, World Horticultural Expo 2012, Venlo, The Netherlands

Archangel in Venlo. Lamiastrum galeobdolon, Yellow or Gold Archangel, The Forest, World Horticultural Expo 2012, Venlo, The Netherlands

On my way to Fair England's Shores I'm traveling via Venlo. This year the town is the host of the...

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Uploaded on May 4, 2012  |  Map

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Simply Green. Claytonia perfoliata, Miner's Lettuce or Spring Beauty, Reuver, Limburg, The Netherlands

Simply Green. Claytonia perfoliata, Miner's Lettuce or Spring Beauty, Reuver, Limburg, The Netherlands

So simple and so pure. Great in salads, and once it was used by North-American Indians and settlers...

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Uploaded on May 2, 2012  |  Map

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