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My 1st hat! 😊😊😊 used the tutorial from @makeanddocrew #crochet #crochetbeanie #lionbrandyarn #caronsimplysoft #pompom #Floridacrochet #knitclub #Kewfiberarts 😁 (at Saint Petersburg, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpkC69DAATr/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=szazbm0nk68p

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Just a cute little baby Anthurium leaf to brighten your day ❤️ #Anthuriumleuconeurum #aroid #neotropical #leavesarejustascoolasflowers (at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew)

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“We as taxonomists celebrate diversity. We celebrate the wildness of the planet. We celebrate the numerous human attempts to understand this wildness, and we mourn its loss through human miscalculation. We sense the aesthetic of life, and many of our efforts are aimed at reflecting this composition. Above all, we celebrate the challenges of being alive and dealing with the living world. There is no greater responsibility, privilege, or satisfaction.” -Tod F. Stuessy

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admiring Liz at the British embassy in Antananarivo, Madagascar

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views from the land rover, en route to Mantadia National Park, Madagascar

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squeezing plants into the press after a long days work collecting

Mantadia National Park, Madagascar

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rice paddies 

Madagascar

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drying out fungal collections from Ankarafantsika National Park, Madagascar 

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unusual spine placement along the midrib of a Rutaceae species

Ankarafantsika National Park, Madagascar 

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good to know!

Ankarafantsika National Park, Madagascar

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driving to our field sites wasn’t always easy...

Ankarafantsika National Park

Madagascar

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collecting herbarium specimens in the field

Ankarafantsika National Park

Madagascar

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views from the land rover

Madagascar

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inside the herbarium at Parc Botanique et Zoologique de Tsimbazaza (PBZT) in Madagascar

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black and white ruffed lemur munching on some banana 

Lemur Island, Madagascar

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black and white ruffed lemur 

Lemur Island, Madagascar

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Diademed sifaka jumping between trees on Lemur Island, Madagascar