Dragon Blood Tree (Dracaena cinnabari)

Dragon Blood Tree (Dracaena cinnabari)

Here on Socotra's northeastern limestone plateau you'll find a dragon blood tree here and there, some toppled over by past cyclones, and some very old like…


Strandkål (Crambe maritima)

Strandkål (Crambe maritima)

Jeløya har en stor og vital bestand av strandkål, og tettest vokser de på strendene i sørvest. Naturlig utbredelse i Europa til Kaukasus.


Strandkål (Crambe maritima)

Strandkål (Crambe maritima)

Strandkålen er på sitt vakreste når blomsterstanden begynner å blomstre som her. På Jeløya kan du se stor variasjon mellom plantene, der noen har frukt, mens…


Strandkål (Crambe maritima)

Strandkål (Crambe maritima)

Jeløyas strender er vakker rullesten fra istiden, og der stortrives strandkålen. Naturlig utbredelse i Europa til Kaukasus.


Strandreddik (Cakile maritima)

Strandreddik (Cakile maritima)

Jeløyas vakre rullestenstrender er perfekt for strandreddiken, og du kan finne mange store eksemplarer av den her. Naturlig utbredelse i Europa og…


Russell Falls, Mount Field

Russell Falls, Mount Field

This was perhaps the most “crowded” of all the waterfalls I visited during my trip to New Zealand And Tasmania this autumn, and I can only imagine how crowded…


The Wanaka Tree, Lake Wanaka, New Zealand

The Wanaka Tree, Lake Wanaka

Perhaps the most famous tree in the world, in an ever changing environment.


Lone tree, Namibia

Lone tree, Namibia

A single tree has survived years of heat, drought and very occasional rain. Elevation: 993 meters


Lone tree, Namibia

Lone tree, Namibia

A single tree has not only survived years of heat, drought and very occasional rain, but thrived to become a mature giant. Elevation: 620 meters


The Deadvlei tree

The Deadvlei tree

Prior to my visit unseasonal rains had turned trees, shrubs and plants green and in bloom, but the water was long gone from this particular and iconic clay…