Former grad student in mycology, now a fully certified microscopist. All-around parataxonomist and science geek. A scientific jack-of-all-trades, I am an essential lab and field tool; hire me for your project!
Quotes from the Grab Bag
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by Elio Late this Tuesday, Merry pointed out that we didn't have a piece for our Thursday posting. As aficionados of this blog may have noticed, we reserve t...
In the mountains, mystery.
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I’ve been Surveying Mushrooms for The Government for a couple seasons now,
in and around Mt. Shasta, in California’s far north.
These forests are differe...
Calypso Orchids
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Recently, when walking on the mountain, I found some calypso orchids. These
are supposed to be a sign that Spring is here, and morels are up. So I went
to ...
JGI Spring 2012 Primer
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The Spring 2012 edition of the DOE Joint Genome Institute (DOE JGI)
newsletter The Primer is now available for download:
http://1.usa.gov/JGI-Primer-Spring...
Wanted: Apps to Review
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I guess I am just about done waiting for my blog theme to get fixed. I
can’t add links or images, can’t reply to comments, can’t add tags. What a
hassle. T...
Past its Use-by Date .....
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*If you have ever gone away on holiday and forgot that you left some cheese
in the cheese dish, then ....*
*..... this will be a familiar sight when yo...
Lemons!
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Food photography is a genre nearly everyone can agree is put to a lot of
good use. We see all kinds of photos used in advertising, marketing,
packaging, me...
A few September Missouri plants
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More untimely yet chronological posts!
[image: silvery lichen close up]
A hike to The Place of Great Moss almost always delivers. Any time after
some rain,...
Spinning sanguineus
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While my dyepots are finished for this season, the spinning continues. I’m
working on the merino from the multiple exhausts of the beautiful little
Cortina...
IUCN's 100 Worst Invasive Species
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I'm not sure why I didn't come across this sooner, but today is the day I
learned about IUCN's list of the 100 Worst Invasive Species. Not
surprisingly, t...
George F. Atkinson
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Here at the Cornell fungal herbarium, we've been busy curating and
digitizing the massive fungus collection of George F. Atkinson. His
influential work in ...
Intriguing Examples of Fungi Photography
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Although my main focus has been on the scientific aspects of fungi, I have
always particulary enjoyed the beauty of the form of fungi. I received an
email ...
Well shaped baby from mixed parents
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Optika’s B 350 The time we considered Chinese microscopes as vulgar copies
of mainly Japanese hits (folded tin with play microscope optics) is over.
China ...
What is a reversing ring and how do you use it?
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Welcome to Macro Photography for beginners. Since the early days of writing
this website you may have noticed that certain areas of macro photography
and c...
Easy Labeling for Dried Mushroom Packages
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I normally don't mix my artistic bent with mushroom events, but a friend
turned me on to riend turned me on to Worldlabel, a supplier of compatible
Avery l...
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