new plants so far

[jinian]

European centaury, which is adorable and (since non-native) potentially kidnappable to garden by me.

Harvest brodiaea, a shocking spot of blue-violet on the path to an instructor's apartment.

Pink honeysuckle is supposed to be hairy, and this isn't, but there are really no other pink options. The leaves are also a little off. Hmm.

Yerba buena, which grows all over campus and smells deliciously of lemon cough drops.

Good thing the library here had an unclaimed copy of Pojar & Mackinnon.

In animal news, many fine swimming isopods were acquired today, as well as a mighty crab and some cool chitons. Worms, of course, should be inferred.

Comments

[submarine-bells.livejournal.com]

If pics of the watery critters were plausible to produce, I'd love to see 'em. I have an endless fascination for odd aquatic critters, and it'd be neat to see some of the ones you're working with.

[hattifattener]

SupPOSedly her layabout boyfriend is going to find a nice small camera with a decent macro mode and send it to her, but I haven't, errrrr, I mean, “he hasn't” done it yet.

[hattifattener]

Isopods‽ I will be examining your tongue for possible replacement when you get back. *suspicious beady eye*

[jinian.livejournal.com]

If they had a fight, my tongue would win. (Provided of course that the isopods were alone. But we've put them in a large sea-table with other ecdysozoans... At least the large crabs are in another tank.)