Archive for June, 2008
What Did Perry Smell Like? Installment #2
For those readers who might initially have thought otherwise, this post deals with Perry, our largest plant of the Titan Arum / Corpse Flower (Amorphophallus titanum), not with a human of that name. Quite a while back (May 22, 2007), I posted a preliminary transcript of written comments by people who were exiting the Perry Room, [...]
Gigantic Leaf Garners Gawkers
The leaf of Perry, our largest plant of the Titan Arum / Corpse Flower (Amorphophallus titanum) continues to induce rapt attention in humans. A trickle of gawkers streams by, lingering in the hallway like objects slowly shifting in a gurgling brook. (Note: keep in mind that I’m considering submission of an entry in the Bulwer-Lytton [...]
Updates from Bob the Birdman
Gustavus has lost one of its great birding resources. Bob Dunlap graduated in May, but will of course continue his birding endeavors. He has set up a blog site of his own where he will update avid birders on what he is seeing in the skies. The site is – http://bobthebirdman.blogspot.com/ . This is a [...]