Adendum to “A March ramble”
While checking some botanical texts, I ran into a poem by Allen H. Curtiss. In this poem he nicely describes the beauty of lichens, fungi, and mosses. Although I loved his appreciation to these beautiful groups, I felt like I needed to add a little paragraph for liverworts. Here is the result of an inspired and caffenated night:
As if hiding from sight, and caressing the ground,
There are wonderful liverworts hanging around.
From the dark olive color to the bright red of wine,
They equally embellish the leaf, soil, trunk, and vine.
Nor the flower or fern could in so selfless approach,
Offer housing to creatures like Porella in its pouch.
And like rising from tales of a magical land,
Are Marchantia’s umbrellas under which fairies stand.
But the brightest of all them awakes from its sleep,
As the purple scales reveal what they had their grip:
It’s Calasterella that came back to life,
Triumphant protected from sun’s reckless knife.
El Club Eco-Evo Latinoamerica
It has been more than one year since El Club Eco-Evo Latinoamérica started. During this time, I have had the amazing opportunity to work with my colleagues and friends Luis, Diego, Ana and Daniel. We work hard for building spaces in which latinamerican scientists can connect and discuss their science in Spanish and Portuguese. Please visit our website to learn more.
When I close my eyes, I see Asterella
For my last committee meeting, I decided to turn in my text written by hand instead of typing it! Accordingly, I made a drawing of Asterella californica. My committee seemed to like this “refreshing” style and I liked the drawing!
