John Bennett’s thoughts and observations on Panama Nature
Posted in Fabaceae on Apr 14th, 2009
Here in the tropics you sometimes run into weird bugs and plants that you want to keep clear of and treat with respect. There are some very venomous caterpillars that can be dangerous. We also have some poison ivy, for lack of other description, that if you brush against it you will be in dire [...]
Posted in Fabaceae on Apr 9th, 2009
Spring is in the air and the birds know it, and let us know it with their mating calls. The trade winds have died down and first April Showers are coming in early. My liana boraginaceous is already flowering, even though we have only had light showers. But the butterflies have found out and they [...]
Posted in Fabaceae on Apr 9th, 2009
(Editor’s note from John’s earlier message: The algarrobo tree prepares for the dry season by changing to brown dry season leaves which presumably has fewer stomata and therefore would lose less water than the green leaves. Here are the brown leaves.)
(Written on February 2, 2009)
Ok… time to update on the algarrobo garment renewal…Here is the [...]
Posted in Fabaceae on Apr 9th, 2009
(Written on December 8, 2008)
It´s Mother’s day in Panama, a good time to revisit acquaintances, be it in body or virtual; particularly those with whom we share interests in life, such as the love for our less mobile neighbors of the plant kingdom.
Dry season or our winter is almost here, time to shed leaves and [...]