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I hoped this day might be of interest to you, Bill. Thanks!
6 years agoLooks like a gall on an oak tree produced by a small wasp.
Not positive, but it might be on an Aleppo oak. All of my internet searches are suspect... just so you know!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quercus_infectoria
----->Bill
Not absolutely positive, but I think it is an Erhard's wall lizard.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erhard%27s_wall_lizard
----->Bill
White spotted rose beetles. Took a bit of searching, but I'm fairly sure of it.
https://www.whatsthatbug.com/2011/03/27/white-spotted-rose-beetle/
----->Bill
You got it!
6 years agoSo what’s the deal, Andrea? Are you guys assembling an ark for plants there?
6 years agoAcanthus mollis, bear's breeches. Why yes, we do, but it's just a baby, no blooms yet.
6 years agoStretching. The good lady doesn’t cramp often, maybe because she is so diligent about stretching. Much more diligent than I.
6 years agoJust stretching or is it a cramp?
6 years agoYup. I just had to bring in the tech support team (Rachael) to help me figure out how to copy the text.
6 years agoCool map! And of course wonderful pics and narrative. Makes me want to take off for Greece, maybe without my bicycle though. But then it wouldn't be the same.
6 years agoOh, for goodness sake. I’ve always just thought of these as poppies. I’ve never heard of a horn poppy. thanks!
6 years agoA bit of internet searching, and I found yellow poppies by the name of yellow hornpoppy. A possibility.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glaucium_flavum
----->Bill
No news to me. Changed my life when we met up 30 years ago.
6 years ago
Love how this photo captures the joyful curiosity of being on a bike tour!
6 years ago