A Neotropical Savanna

It’s been a while since my last post. That’s the unofficial blog break. It will be another couple of months until my next one. That’s the official blog break.

In July 2008 John Bennett sent a message to A Neotropical Savanna asking for help in identifying a liana that was in bloom at the time. There ensued a correspondence that made it clear John had some pretty astute observations about Panama nature. I began posting some of his observations as part of my blog, but John is writing about areas that are not really in the savanna, although there is overlap, of course, since we’re both in Panama. I decided it was about time he had his own section of this blog, so you can now bookmark his site and keep track of his writings.

John’s posts are now found in The Panama Naturalist. Browse there and bookmark it or follow his posts with an RSS feed. His current entry is an update on the algarroba tree, which is now budding.

FYI, I’ve been away from my home for several weeks and have fallen behind on my posts. Now that I’m back, I’m gearing up to host the Festival of the Trees, which will appear December 1, 2008.

The latest carnival of plant blogs from Berry Go Round is up at Not Exactly Rocket Science. Lots of interesting links, including pointers to surreal plants (that exist in imagination only), a Google Earth tool for naturalists, and plenty of gorgeous photos. The link is here.