Second set of observations from the Caribbean.
The Daily Bucket is a regular feature of the Backyard Science group. It is a place to note any observations you have made of the world around you. Rain, sun, wind...insects, birds, flowers...meteorites, rocks...seasonal changes...all are worthy additions to the bucket. Please let us know what is going on around you in a comment. Include, as close as is comfortable for you, where you are located. Each note is a record that we can refer to in the future as we try to understand the patterns that are quietly unwinding around us.
|
Today’s focus is the flora I encountered around the place I stayed, a small (10-room) low-key “resort” on the beach of a tiny (1 mile x 10 mile) coral-covered limestone island that is flat and barely above sea level. Annual rainfall is 10-12 inches which falls mainly from May to October, and drains quickly through the porous limestone. Vegetation must be either drought-adapted or salt-tolerant in nature, or lucky enough to receive gray water donations, as some did around the place we stayed.
Spring is a good time to enjoy flora here as elsewhere in the northern hemisphere: it’s flowering and fruiting season. At latitude 20ºN it’s subtropical in climate.
Here are a few plants I saw.
I’ll be back on this little island next year for a more comprehensive survey of the local flora.
~ ooo000ooo ~
The Daily Bucket is now open for your nature observations. Tell us what you’re seeing in your own natural neighborhood these days. Seen any pretty wildflowers or fruits where you live?
"SPOTLIGHT ON GREEN NEWS & VIEWS" IS POSTED EVERY SATURDAY AT 5:00 PM PACIFIC TIME AND WEDNESDAY AT 3:30 ON THE DAILY KOS FRONT PAGE. IT'S A GREAT WAY TO CATCH UP ON DIARIES YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED. BE SURE TO RECOMMEND AND COMMENT IN THE DIARY. |