This is the final installment of images that I took of wildflowers during my AFC Flag Expedition to Mongolia this past July. As before corrections and identifications of flowers I couldn’t find in the guidebook I used, “Flowers of Hustai National Park”woulo be greatly appreciated.
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Mongolia Monday: Wildflowers, Part 3
Posted in Gardening, Mongolia, Mongolia 2009-AFC Flag Expedition, Travel, tagged Gun-Galuut Nature Reserve, Mongolia, Mongolian wildlflowers on October 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Mongolia Monday- Wildflowers, Part 2
Posted in Gardening, Mongolia, Mongolia 2009-AFC Flag Expedition, Travel, tagged Gun-, Gun-Galuut Nature Reserve, Mongolia, Mongolian wildflowers on October 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Continuing on from last week:
Once again, the identifications are my best guess based on the field guide “Flowers of Hustai National Park”. Corrections more than welcome.
Except where noted all plants photographed at the Gun-Galuut Nature Reserve.
Mongolia Monday- Wildflowers, Part 1 (Identification help wanted)
Posted in Gardening, Mongolia, Mongolia 2009-AFC Flag Expedition, tagged Asian wildflowers, Gun-Galuut, Gun-Galuut Nature Reserve, Mongolia, Mongolia wildflowers, Mongolian wetland, Mt. Baits, wildflowers on October 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On my previous trips to Mongolia it was either spring or fall, too early or too late to really see much in the way of wildflowers. There were some at Ikh Nartiin Chuluu last year, but I had no way to identify them. Then I found the field guide “Flowers of Hustai National Park” back [...]
Animal Expression, Part 3- Noses And….A Contest!
Posted in Drawings and sketches, Gardening, In our own backyard, North America, Wildlife, tagged animal drawing, animal noses on March 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Saving the eyes for last, I’m going to skip “down” to noses. This is a case where access to zoo animals is really handy. Even though you will still want to compare them to the wild version, being able to learn how a given animal’s nose structure works by seeing it really close up is [...]
Gallimauphry
Posted in Book reviews, Environment/conservation, Equipment, Gardening, In our own backyard, Planet Saver Tip of the Day, tagged Gardening, Aperture, Flick!, Photoshop, iTunes, Terry and the Pirates, Ominvore's Dilemma, Michael Pollan, eat locally on February 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A great old French word that I picked up many years ago when I was active in the Society for Creative Anachronism. It means “a jumble or hodgepodge”. Which is kind of what today’s post is.
SOFTWARE THAT I USE to keep things moving and, with luck organized. FWIW.
I switched to Apple at the end of [...]
Mongolia Monday: The Five Snouts, Part 4
Posted in Gardening, Mongolia, Travel, tagged angora goats, cashmere, cashmere goats, Hustai National Park, Ikh Nartiin Chuluu Nature Reserve, Mongolia, Tuul Gol on August 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Almost everyone has heard of cashmere. It’s traditionally been associated with other high end luxury goods, like silk and gold jewelry. What isn’t widely known, and I’m hoping this will change, is that the best cashmere in the world comes from Mongolia. Cashmere is superfine angora goat wool. But the goats are pretty special, given [...]
Friday Features
Posted in Art Thought for the Day, Backyard bird list, Gardening, In our own backyard, Wildlife, tagged Allen's hummingbird, art for art's sake, goshawk, James McNeil Whistler, John Ruskin, Pot of Paint, Robert Henri, turkey vulture, Victorian art, Whistler vs. Ruskin on August 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
BACKYARD BIRD LIST
Hot hummingbird action the last few days. Two Allen’s hummers competing for control of the plants outside my studio window. I have now found an absolutely reliable way for animal artists, or anyone else for that matter, to procrastinate. Plant hummingbird-friendly plants right outside the window next to your desk. Wait for that [...]
Friday Features
Posted in Art Thought for the Day, Backyard bird list, Environment/conservation, Gardening, Paintings and process, Planet Saver Tip of the Day, Wildlife, tagged Robert Bateman, Allen's hummingbirds, red crossbills, fox sparrows, hummingbirds, verbascum, William Mallord Turner, J.W.M. Turner, Royal Academy on July 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
BACKYARD BIRD LIST
Six or so red crossbills are still showing up most days. There was a group of fox sparrows last weekend. Our hummingbird-friendly plants are really starting to bloom. I was sitting here at my desk and look who showed up outside my french doors? I was able to grab the camera and get [...]
New Paintings, Book Review, Camera Drama cont.
Posted in Book reviews, Gardening, Making a living, Paintings and process, Photography and equipment, tagged Alyson B. Stanfield, ArtBizCoach, bison, coyote, I'd Rather be in the Studio, Nikon D80, oriental poppies, Yellowstone on June 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Took the Nikon D70 and lens in to our local camera store. Classic good news and bad news. The lens is fixable and is being fixed. The camera body could have been, for half what it cost new, and then I’d have a repaired (after having hit the pavement hard ), four year old camera [...]
A Snowy Day at Sea Level
Posted in Gardening, Paintings and process, Wildlife, tagged giclee, Painting, rabbit, snow on January 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
About 1:30 yesterday afternoon, while I was importing images to my iMac, it started to snow! Not powder, just wet icy stuff, but snow nonetheless. Here’s a couple of photos of the garden and yard. I really like the juxtaposition with the flamingos (they’re part of my in-progress “tropical” garden; the place where all the [...]
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