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I’ve been lazy about posting, but I am going to make up for it.

In the middle of June, I started working with Andrea Shipley (a biology grad student) with the position of Field Assistant.  The job introduced me to new people at Robinson Forest, and to 9 days of camping in the wild. We concluded the field work on July 17th, and I found a new found respect for running water…specifically showers/baths.

The main theme of the work was the comparison of old fashioned vhf radio frequency collars vs gps collars in regards to bobcats.

I found this interesting seed head of a very robust grass growing in a vacant field today.  It is quite interesting as it is obviously wind dispersed seedlings attached to a head…very reminiscent of a dandelion seed head, just much larger (roughly 4″ diameter).

Note: The plant was identified as a type of western salsify (Tragopogon dubius)

Unknown Grass

Elli made a delightful spanakopita.

Elli and I dined at a nice little sushi restaurant called “Sushi Friend” located in the Tates Creek Center.

Monday evenings they offer $1 a piece sushi.  We tried their fried soft shelled crab, and the following sushi: Yellow Tail Tuna, Octopus, Smelt Roe, Freshwater Eel, Sea Eel, Scallop, and Surf Clam. It was all delicious, but I am always partial to eel.  Sushi is really such a visual culinary medium, the vibrant colours and opulescence of the raw seafood.  Sushi Friend is a great place to try a wide variety of sushi without spending an arm and a leg.

Here is our Cornb (Mapping) powerpoint presentation for BIO 315 Genetics (Spring 2009).

‘Children Of The Corn’ PowerPoint

Just finished reading a few new reports on a potential cause and suggestive treatment for Colony Collapse Disorder… quite interesting.

Some research is pointing to a microsporidian (fungi), Nosema ceranae as a potential cause or  at least some  implication in Colony Collapse Disorder.

http://www.biotechnews.com.au/article/299535/fight_honeybees?fp=16&fpid=1