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 ( 441 )
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From Art Nouveau to Wildflowers
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Posted on 06 August 2018 OUTDOORS -
Sunstones at Sunstone Knoll
Sunstone Knoll in western Utah’s Black Rock Desert (1); Bryant Olsen CC BY-NC 2.0From the highway, Sunstone Knoll looked unimpressive—hardly worth stopping... Read more
Posted on 27 July 2018 OUTDOORS -
Volcanoes in Utah? How Can That Be?!
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Posted on 20 July 2018 OUTDOORS -
Tree Report, Road Report
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Posted on 09 July 2018 OUTDOORS -
Shelters in Tafoni (those Curious Holes in the Rock)
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} Why do holes i... Read more
Posted on 22 June 2018 OUTDOORS -
Boxelder & Dock at Sunset
Boxelder (Acer negundo) in nook formed by warehouse walls.p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000;... Read more
Posted on 13 June 2018 OUTDOORS -
Botanical Perplexity in the Southern Utah Desert
The bush on the left isn’t dead.On the Waterfall Trail behind the San Rafael Reef, west of Arches National Park, I came across an unfamiliar shrub. Read more
Posted on 07 June 2018 OUTDOORS -
Dodder—a Dangerous & Desperate Lover
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Posted on 29 May 2018 OUTDOORS -
The Mailbox on the Sill—the Short & the Long of It
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} The Palisades... Read more
Posted on 14 May 2018 OUTDOORS -
Boxelder News: Some Sensationalism This Month
Photo by M Nelson. 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 07 May 2018 OUTDOORS -
Cholla Fields of New Mexico
On my trip down the Dry Cimarron River, across the High Plains, and then on to the Cimarron proper, I often saw vegetation brand new to me but apparently... Read more
Posted on 30 April 2018 OUTDOORS -
In Search of Iridium & the Smoking Gun
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Posted on 20 April 2018 OUTDOORS -
Hints of Spring While the Boxelder Waits
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Posted on 13 April 2018 OUTDOORS -
Tilted Rocks & the Abyss of Time
“I rejoiced at my good fortune in stumbling upon an object so interesting to the natural history of the earth …” James Hutton, 1788Me too, James! Read more
Posted on 06 April 2018 OUTDOORS -
Happy Birthday, Emmie! (a Dog’s Tale)
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} During my 40... Read more
Posted on 30 March 2018 OUTDOORS -
Tagging Edith Clements’s Art
“If it succeeds in opening the eyes of the passer-by to an appreciation of the flowers by the way, or in further stimulating an already awakened interest, it... Read more
Posted on 21 March 2018 OUTDOORS -
Tree-following: We Have News! (maybe)
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Posted on 12 March 2018 OUTDOORS -
Capulín Volcano, Inside and Out
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Posted on 23 February 2018 OUTDOORS -
A Plant Friend Most Would Pass By
Green leaves and red stems just above center are the plant of interest.“When I discovered a new plant, I sat down beside it for a minute or a day, to make its... Read more
Posted on 16 February 2018 OUTDOORS -
Tree Unchanged, but Something of Interest as Always
Another month has passed and I feel it. Perhaps this is an age-thing: already another month! so much to do yet!! etc. But the boxelder I’m following seems... Read more
Posted on 12 February 2018 OUTDOORS