Friday, November 19, 2021

Neighborhoods

Alberta

Life's a nightmare here of long, straight drives and rare arrivals back into habit. These people only know that no one will save them. I can tell by the space they cover and the decisions in the headlights.

Monday, September 20, 2021

A Frustrating Morning

The Glorious Weed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGmOWmc-yuU&t=155s The least visible, the most derided living thing is as evolved as a human body in its own way. If you look at the level of its cellular constitution there is a variety and richness that you can examine endlessly.

Monday, September 13, 2021

Summary of a BushTrim

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXvaM5RD7PI&t=88s Summary of a BushTrim I like the challenge of viewing the cell structure of plants, leaves, and stems and sometimes roots. It involves different kinds of slide preparation which is part of my learning. In this case I tried to make the cell structures of leaves and woody stems visible. It makes a fascinating tour.

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6hvphxw4bU Healing Scab over Wounded Stem Plant stems have scabs that cover their wounds just as humans do. I haven't looked at human scabs because I have not had any wounds lately. i did examine the difference between relatively intact tissue and scab tissue in the stem of a houseplant.

Thursday, January 07, 2021

Big Blob of Biofilm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nj30UHp51v0&t=8s Biofilm is the heart of microbial life. It is a ruled by the bacteria community which attracts many microbes and dooms many as well.