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Lori S.
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Re: Image of the day
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August 03, 2011, 10:41:27 AM »
That's an attractive Erigeron. How tall does it get?
Panorama Meadows, Banff N.P., yesterday:
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Lori
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-30 C to +30 C (rarely!); elevation ~1130m; annual precipitation ~40 cm
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August 03, 2011, 02:33:41 PM »
Quote from: Lori Skulski on August 03, 2011, 10:41:27 AM
That's an attractive Erigeron. How tall does it get?
15 - 30cm. Want some seed?
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Trond
Rogaland, Norway - with cool, often rainy summers (29C max) and mild, often rainy winters (180 cm/year)!
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Sure, if it's no trouble to collect. Thanks!
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August 05, 2011, 04:55:37 AM »
This has certainly been the summer that never was in my area. May was 2 degrees below normal...June was 6 degrees and only averaged one degree better than May. July was 2 degrees below and the first week of August has not gotten better than 15 C. We had 21 consecutive days of rain in June AND July. So far, only a weeks worth of sun for both months...rot, rot, rot. Drylanders..forget it. I need alpines from foggy, misty mountains. Testiment to the cold summer...Primula vialii is just starting to bloom, along with 5 other species.
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Todd Boland
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August 05, 2011, 05:45:19 AM »
Beautiful, Todd. What kind of longevity does this have for you?
Opposite waether here - hot, humid, hot, humid, hot, hot hot. Finally some rain and a few things are
already starting to perk up. Others may have become permanently dormant. It's been a difficult summer.
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Quote from: Todd Boland on August 05, 2011, 04:55:37 AM
This has certainly been the summer that never was in my area. May was 2 degrees below normal...June was 6 degrees and only averaged one degree better than May. July was 2 degrees below and the first week of August has not gotten better than 15 C. We had 21 consecutive days of rain in June AND July. So far, only a weeks worth of sun for both months...rot, rot, rot. Drylanders..forget it. I need alpines from foggy, misty mountains. Testiment to the cold summer...Primula vialii is just starting to bloom, along with 5 other species.
I know a place to look for those alpines, Todd
However they dislike freezing . . . Primula vialii seems to enjoy the weather
Much rain here too but I can't complain. The temperature has been above average and July mean was about 2 degrees C above normal where I garden (both at home and at our summerhouses).
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Trond
Rogaland, Norway - with cool, often rainy summers (29C max) and mild, often rainy winters (180 cm/year)!
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P. vialii is short lived here Anne...might get 3 years from it.
Rain all day today...along with 65 km winds and only 10 C....feels like late October. This is getting depressing.
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Quote from: Todd Boland on August 06, 2011, 07:23:30 PM
P. vialii is short lived here Anne...might get 3 years from it.
About the same here Todd.
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Lovely images everyone.
Two images of Silene acaulis from the Dolomites ... I loved the beautiful boulder.
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Cliff Booker A.K.A. Ranunculus
On the moors in Lancashire, U.K.
Usually wet, often windy, sometimes cold ... and that's just me!
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August 11, 2011, 12:19:03 AM »
Great photos!
Here's
Anemone parviflora
with fossilized coral in the background, from yesterday:
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August 11, 2011, 01:02:35 AM »
I like your bee Dave (But actually it is a fly?)
Silene acaulis is always a pleasure and with such big boulders
What's more interesting, the Anemone or the fossil? Difficult to decide.
Here's my contribution:
Cacile maritima
at the north shore of Andøya (69
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North latitude. Free sight to the North Pole! (Almost
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Trond
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Quote from: Hoy on August 11, 2011, 01:02:35 AM
I like your bee Dave (But actually it is a fly?)
Well Trond you learn something new each day
.Well spotted.
I thought it was a honey bee --landing on a flower--pollen on it's body.....
However having a look on the web i see Bees have 4 wings , larger antenna and smaller eyes.
Cheers Dave.
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Another cooling image for those of you experiencing heat waves!
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Do you have an image of lava for the heat deprived? I have officially given up on summer and am preparing for winter...had to have the heat on in the house this past week...still rain, drizzle and only 10 C. Officially the worse summer since 1942 and if this continues, the worse summer in recorded history! Since June 1 we have only had 10 days when it DIDN'T rain! Essentially our summer has been a Vancouver winter...my Helleborus niger is actually blooming again! Amazing that the weather can be so hot across the rest of North America and one little pimple called St. John's, can be so cold. Mind you, central and western Newfoundland are having typical summer weather, so only the extreme east is a write-off.
Heading to our northern limestone barrens on Monday..hope to collect some native arctic-alpines for the NARGS seed exchange.
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Err, no... but if it helps, try to imagine sweating on the climb up there.
Sorry for your dreadful weather! Summer is so short and precious that it's awful to be "short-changed" that way!
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