Memorial weekend we spent 3 days with Dr. Linda Vorobik (see her website at VorobikBotanicalArt.com) and the other members of our SFI class carting around our new Jepson's Manual and learning the key field characteristics of plant families. The class was small, lots of fun and challenging for my aging memory. Linda is a walking, talking, botanizing wonder and a skilled botanical illustrator as well. We felt so lucky to be in her class. And, the twenty to forty somethings who took the class with us were great people and inspiring in their own right. It gave R and I great joy and hope to see young people so interested and able. Life's Good!
So many plants we learned are also common to our neighborhood and a vast majority prefer serpentine soils. We're shopping online for a cordless, stereo/dissecting microscope that we can take out in the field so we can keep building on our new knowledge. Thanks Linda, Sherry, Andrew, Tyler, Ben, Terese and all the good people at SFI. We'll be back for the Edible Mushroom class in November, I hope.
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