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 ( 431 )
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A Novel Discovery by an Accidental Botanist (a Letter to the Earth)
By the late Aven Nelson, Professor of Botany, University of Wyoming, LaramiePhoto by Hollis Marriott, 2004.The rugged high country of the northern Laramie... Read more
Posted on 23 June 2013 OUTDOORS -
Cat Tectonics
Years ago, I had a pair of feline roomies for about eight months. Not being a cat person I generally ignored them, but one day I noticed they were nicely... Read more
Posted on 18 June 2013 OUTDOORS -
Where Are We? ... and Why?
So far there hasn’t been much in the way of adventure in 2013. Spring passed without a road trip, as work dictated otherwise. However I managed to sneak away fo... Read more
Posted on 13 June 2013 OUTDOORS -
(Bi-) Centennial in Black-and-White
In the Company of Plants and Rocks turns 200 today -- i.e. this is my 200th post! In celebration, I returned to Centennial, Wyoming, also featured in my 100th... Read more
Posted on 07 June 2013 OUTDOORS -
The Girls Are in Bloom (too)
Admiring the opposite sex.Quaking aspen don't get much attention these days. Most people are gawking at and raving about brightly-colored spring wildflowers,... Read more
Posted on 31 May 2013 OUTDOORS -
Good Morning, Good Morning!
Last week as I was walking along a trail through pines and aspen, looking at patterns of light and shade, I was suddenly halted in my tracks by a radiant cluste... Read more
Posted on 28 May 2013 OUTDOORS -
Easter Daisy Rescue
Between Laramie, Wyoming’s West Side and Interstate Highway 80 is a zone of undeveloped open space along the Laramie River. This is an under-appreciated... Read more
Posted on 24 May 2013 OUTDOORS -
The Record Keeper
Several weeks ago I posted a geo-challenge, What do these deposits have in common?, with photos of four diverse accumulations of organic matter: a mass of... Read more
Posted on 22 May 2013 OUTDOORS -
Sagebrush Buttercup Report #3
Tools of the trade.My day job ended at 5 PM. At home I quickly changed clothes, gathered the necessary tools, rounded up my assistant, and drove east into the... Read more
Posted on 15 May 2013 OUTDOORS -
What Do These Deposits Have in Common?
Above and below: eroded slot in Sevier River Formation near Castle Rock Campground, southern Utah (click photo above for better view of contents). Read more
Posted on 12 May 2013 OUTDOORS -
Sagebrush Buttercup Report #2
Really?! (click photo to view).A month ago (April 4) we came across the first sagebrush buttercups of the season, growing on a rocky slope in the Laramie... Read more
Posted on 06 May 2013 OUTDOORS