This housefly, in the image below, is precariously close to death as it rests at the edge of a green pitcher plant (Sarracenia oreophila) — a species of North American pitcher plant that’s… more →
The Conservation Reportwrote 6 days ago: oil paint technique and mediums When I started painting with oil paint last year I remembered Maroge … more →
wrote 4 weeks ago: Our trip to the Cameron Highlands (the name marred only by that surname to which current negative po … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Here’s a life drawing of one of our older models; a retired teacher who is covered with tattoo … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Water shield (aka Snot Lily because the underside is slimy) I’m the kind of person people don’t like … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Does anyone have any tips on how to get scanned drawings to actually look like the original? … more →
wrote 1 month ago: The crisp dawn air was a shock. What happened to spring? But soon the chill was forgotten as I found … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Pitcher Plants in Mossy Forest, Cameron Highlands, Peninsular Malaysia … more →
wrote 2 months ago: The grueling trails of Mt. Mantalingajan may have literally brought me to my knees but its natural b … more →
wrote 3 months ago: So far I have focused most of my posts on animals. Even when plants finally got a mention I stuck s … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Pitcher plants are carnivorous plants whose prey-trapping mechanism features a deep cavity filled wi … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Mother nature provides the most incredible sights Unusual plants … carnivorous ones Fly catche … more →
wrote 3 months ago: If you’re into animals, nature, hiking, and lots of beautiful scenery, jungle and beach, you c … more →
wrote 4 months ago: Alex West, over at a Scientific American Magazine blog called Compound Eye, has invited photographer … more →
wrote 4 months ago: Date of Visit: June 19, 2009. Haymeadow Flowage is a large (1,935 acre) parcel located in the Chequ … more →
wrote 6 months ago: The Orchid House at Flecker Botanical Gardens is so inspiring! It was constructed in recognition of … more →
wrote 6 months ago: Last fall Lena and I contributed comics to an anthology put together by our friends at The Story Col … more →
wrote 6 months ago: This story was published in the 2012 Fall issue of Ethos Magazine A fly struggles to escape from the … more →
wrote 6 months ago: Here is a beautiful Sarracenia leucophylla. This is one of the most interesting plants I have in my … more →
wrote 7 months ago: I’ve seen the future …. and it’s kind of strange! There’s been lots in the U … more →