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glitter
Since leaving Cambridge, where every November 5th is marked by some of the best annual public firework displays I've come to know, catching the big sparklies overhead has been something of a...
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funerary
The Funeral Orchid, Ophrys funerea (Orchidaceae), comes from a group of bee orchids that are quite unlike those we imagine as being more typical of the genus.Closely related to the fly orchid, this...
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remembrance
This structure is probably now famous enough to be recognised by most anyone with an eye on the Western World, having attained fairly iconic status since its relatively recent launch in 1999.Seen here...
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eclipse
With such crystal clear skies, last night's eclipse was an extraordinary sight. I watched it enter totality from the middle of the River Thames, where just about none of the evening's revellers seem...
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renanthera
Renanthera (Orchidaceae) is a genus of monopodial terrestrial and epiphytic orchids that occur across Southeast Asia. Their flowers are borne in their dozens aloft branched inflorescences, their...
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laelia
Laelia harpophylla (Orchidaceae) is a rupicolous species within the Laelia subsection Parviflorae, being a small-flowered Brazilian species confined to seasonally wet foothills toward the north of the...
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