Lab Report, III

TREES

Pecan tree, Carya illinoinensis


Dogwood tree, Cornus sanguinea


Crepe myrtle, Lagerstroemia
(There's one of these in front of my house.)


Yoshino cherry, Prunus × yedoensis


Maple, Acer


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My computer is having a heart attack. I'm going to restart it, but then I have to go home, where I don't have internet. So I'll finish this lab report tomorrow.
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PLANTS

Elephant ear, Xanthosoma colocasia


Mums, Chrysanthemum morifolii


Zinnia, Zinnia elegans


Aloe, aloe vera
(Use it on yo' burns!)

(I used this photo because I like the lady in it.)

Holly, Illex opaca
I had a friend who lived on Holly Berry Road. The first time I visited, I thought he said Halle Berry Road. I missed the party entirely.


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SHRUB (a dub dub)

Privet, Ligustrum vulgare


Azaleas, Rhododendron azalea

Lab Report numero dos

My "baby" is doing surprisingly well. I'd take a photo to show it off, but I don't have it with me, and I don't have internet at my home. So YOU SHALL GO WITHOUT PHOTOS.
There are two little sproutlings (that's a word, yeah?) in my cup. One taller than the other. The tall one is Nancy. The shorter, Viktor.


[I should be studying for a certain exam right now, learning all about cycles I didn't know existed. But I'd rather blog. I'm also considering ordering another large coffee, because I have that mysterious exam, a paper, a whole lotta Spanish homework, and a Fulbright redraft due tomorrow. I'm not at trivia right now, meaning I'm developing as a student.]



So this is a Google Earth image of the area we went to during the river-wandering lab (which was super fun. Next time, with swimsuits!).
There were too many chiefs and not enough Indians, so to (politically incorrectly) speak. Because of the hordes of clam-counters and stream-checkers, I opted instead to gather litter from the river. This was a fantastic decision, because I generally enjoy playing in rivers and making them more barefoot-safe. We gathered an entire garbage bag of junk in about an hour. Then, when we worked our way to the sandbank closest to the big Spring Street bridge, I found luggage!
(CJ and Cameron can attest to my excited yelps of "It's luggage! Luggage!")

In this luggage we found nothing but a ruined super-vernacular bible and some framed photos.
The photos excited me particularly, because they had been water damaged just enough to look like something that one might find at MOMA. The only one that wasn't completely just smeared water-colors was of several similarly dressed ladies. Some of them were water damaged.

I'd post a picture of the photo that I kept, but-- again-- I don't have it with me and don't have internet at my house. If I remember I'll post it later.



[Side note: Some people seem to be pro- soft cover textbook. I'm an innately destructive person. I'm very anti- soft cover textbook.]


The notes I took say, "Google Earth picture the area of the river we were in, post data, talk about yo' baby, other suff." Why am I so cryptic? "Other stuff?" Really, Alicia?

If I messed up, super sorry. I'll return to this post if I can decipher my notes.

Thanks for dropping by!

Here's a picture of my cats Loki and Spartacus when they were kittens:

Cartography lab.

Here's my sad, sad attempt at an isarithmic map. (One of annual precipitation in Georgia, as a matter of fact.)

I don't have a scanner, but I do have a webcam.

In case anyone is curious as to what an isarithmic map is, sit down and I shall tell you a tale!
An isarithmic map is also known as a contour map. This is because there are contours lines that help to show distinctions between areas in which various levels of whatever phenomenon the map is dealing with. Isarithmic maps are often shaded or colored. Mine was done with crayon, because I have limited cartography supplies.

This particular isarithmic map shows temperature patterns for the US.

There are several other incredibly exciting kinds of maps, about which I shall now write!

Take, for instance, the proportional symbol map.
It's one of my preferred, because there are simply symbols placed on the map that grow in relation to the data. It's really rather intuitive. (Bigger blobs = bigger numbers.)
Check out this blob-wrought proportional symbol map!



I find this one particularly amusing, because it's a map of places that are willing to teach you about maps.

Last, but not necessarily least, is the dot density map.
Break down the words to understand. Dot- So there will be dots. Density- so the density, probably of aforementioned dots, will be relevant. Map- yep, still talking about maps.
So the more dots that are in a given area, the higher amount of the data being tracked.



So, this map shows the population of the US. Areas with a whole bunch of dots (yeah, that's the scientific term) have higher populations. It's similar to the proportional symbol map, except, instead of the dots getting bigger, they become more numerous.



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Now, let's play with Google Maps!



The first one is of my family's homestead. My great-grandfather owned a notable plot of land, and now all of the Landrums refuse to leave it. Which I love, because it's home.




The second photo is of my hometown happy place. There's a waterfall that my friends and I always debauched around. (Everyone who went to High Shoals Baptist Church, where I used to attend, used to be baptized in this waterfall. There are too many smashed liquor bottles in it now to be traipsing around barefoot.)



The final picture is of Las Lajas Resort at the Playa Las Lajas in Panama, and it's my happy place. We stumbled upon it after several days of no showering and hiking the jungle. There's an infinity pool! The ocean! Fancy bar! Delicious food! Hot water! Air conditioning! It is heaven.(Although it doesn't look like much on Google Earth.)

Awesome Critter: aye aye lemur

Oh man, this thing looks horrifying (and is therefore fascinating).



The aye aye lemur looks something like Gollum, which is always a semi-endearing trait o' lemurs.

The aye aye was named after the sound that it makes in the wild, although I'd prefer to believe that it's simply particularly agreeable.

Best of all, it's a wee primate, which basically makes it a miniature, malformed person. (Okay, that's not quite true, but I can dream.)

When they're young, aye ayes derive their nutrients from their mothers and gain their minimal social skills from play-fighting.

They have an exceptionally long middle finger, which they use as a tool to scrape food from within dying trees and such.




I've always had a fascination with lemurs. My nickname in middle school was Licia Lemur. (So my preteen friends weren't too witty. Whatever.)I'm interested in the aye aye, because look into its terrifying, glowing eyes!

If you're not easily offended, click on this link and go to number 5.