I wish I could help you. I would suggest looking on the internet for ice cream recipes and find one that contains fruit. Substitute nance for the fruit and then experiment until you find the right proportions. Of course, if you’re based in Panama, you could probably buy it at almost any ice cream stand. Now’s the season!

Good luck!
~ Mary

Thanks

Thank you for your recommendation. I appreciate it.

m

probably you should consider a camera like this:

http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-DMC-FZ7S-Digital-Optical-Stabilized/dp/B000EBOCEU/ref=sr_1_3/104-5610110-0132710?ie=UTF8&s=photo&qid=1174574036&sr=1-3

which is great (i have the older model) plus a macro adapter like this:

http://www.amazon.com/RAYNOX-RADCR-150-Raynox-DCR-150/dp/B0007KS7D0/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/104-5610110-0132710?ie=UTF8&s=photo&qid=1174574248&sr=1-1

there are plenty of other choices.

but, it is just a suggestion

olmedo

Thank you very much for your kind comments and for the links to macro tips. I’m afraid my camera is a relatively old digital one that doesn’t take other lenses, but I’m interested in the techniques. There may be a way to use some of them even with my camera.

I’m certainly impressed by your photos on smugmug!

m

My name is Olmedo , i am a chiricano that just bump into your blog and I most confess that it is spectacular!

I am more into birds than plants but it is good to know that someone is actively researching the plants of chiriqui.

I also saw that you are having problems with macro photos and I like to suggest this relatively inexpensive technique with a panasonic FZ30 (any long zoom small sensor cam will do) and a raynox 150 to get pictures like this:

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1033&message=22417203&q=macros&qf=m

Here is the way to do it:

http://bugmacros.com/equipment/

I have try it and it is really great.

I hope I have been helpful

Bye, and thanks for your work.

Olmedo Miro

I came across your blog while reading Niches one day. I admire the effort both of you – and others – are doing toward stewardship. One day I hope to get more organized in that respect. We’ve done a few very basic things so far, and, as is obvious, I’m spending most of my free time just learning the biota here. So the least I can do for now is point a reader or two in your (and Niches’) direction.

I grew up in Missouri, by the way, over in the southwest part, so your blog brings all kind of resonance to me.

I must admit I do like the nance ice cream though. Now you have gone and made me hungry too.