Hollis
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In the Company of Plants and Rocks
http://plantsandrocks.blogspot.com/
Natural history blog focusing on botany, ecology and geology ... from the field as much as possible!
LATEST ARTICLES ( 432 )
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Lilac Leaf Munchers Revealed
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Posted on 22 August 2019 OUTDOORS -
Great Skyroad Opens Wonderland to Public Travel
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Posted on 15 August 2019 OUTDOORS -
The Devilish Diversity of Hawthorns
Being a Tree Follower, it’s time for me to post my monthly report at the virtual gathering kindly hosted by The Squirrelbasket. Read more
Posted on 08 August 2019 OUTDOORS -
Communicating Earth Science: The Big Hollow
This summer, Plants and Rocks has been preoccupied with a short series of articles for our local paper, the Laramie Boomerang, about Earth Science. Say what?!... Read more
Posted on 06 August 2019 OUTDOORS -
Looks Like I’m Following Russian Hawthorns
My two hawthorns on left.In response to my previous tree-following post, several readers (or perhaps one in multiple guises) suggested the trees I’m following... Read more
Posted on 16 July 2019 OUTDOORS -
Two of Mrs. Thompson’s Novelties, & Other Desert Wildflowers
p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000} span.s1 {font-kerning: none} During the winter and spring of 1872, John... Read more
Posted on 01 July 2019 OUTDOORS -
Super Bloom on Tropic Shale
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Posted on 21 June 2019 OUTDOORS -
Nearly Wordless Wednesday Tree Following
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Posted on 12 June 2019 OUTDOORS -
Springtime in the Caldera (Plants & Rocks)
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Posted on 03 June 2019 OUTDOORS -
Tree-following Stand-in: Singleleaf Ash (or is It?)
Obviously I’m not in Laramie, Wyoming, where it’s currently snowing. Instead, I’m 350 miles to the south and 3000 feet lower—in Fruita, Colorado. Read more
Posted on 08 May 2019 OUTDOORS -
News of My Old Tree Friend & Two New Ones
A lovely spring day in Laramie, Wyoming. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000}... Read more
Posted on 12 April 2019 OUTDOORS -
Big Hollow—an Exceptional Hole in the Ground
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Posted on 01 April 2019 OUTDOORS -
Tree-Following—the Chosen One
Actually two.p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000} span. Read more
Posted on 13 March 2019 OUTDOORS -
Where Does the Dust Come From?
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Posted on 02 March 2019 OUTDOORS -
Still Searching for a Tree
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Posted on 14 February 2019 OUTDOORS -
Botanist Ellen Powell Thompson—yes, That Powell!
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Posted on 23 January 2019 OUTDOORS -
In Search of a Tree, 2019
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Posted on 13 January 2019 OUTDOORS -
Holiday Greetings in Wyoming Red & Green
Ever wonder why red and green are the colors of Christmas?p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000;... Read more
Posted on 21 December 2018 OUTDOORS -
“Trees Know When History Begins”
Late afternoon. These days no direct light reaches the boxelder in the nook; the sun sets too far south.p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12. Read more
Posted on 09 December 2018 OUTDOORS -
Kansas Chalk: Odds, Ends & Final Thoughts
p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000} span.s1 {font-kerning: none} I too wended m... Read more
Posted on 28 November 2018 OUTDOORS