Tag Archives: Flora

The old mountain

Posted on 04/08/2024 by Patricia

Kelmis (La Calamine), July 11th, 2024. The museum of “Vieille Montagne” or “Altenberg” tells the story of the extraction of zinc from the old mountain. A short stroll from there brings you to the riverbank where the ore was washed … Continue reading →

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Tiny and sticky

Posted on 28/08/2023 by Patricia

August 27-28th, 2023, East-Belgium. For the very first time, we managed to spot the red and green leaves of the enigmatic ‘drosera rotundifolia’ amidst the lush and flowering vegetation of the Belgian high moors. The insect-eating plant displays tiny leaves … Continue reading →

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Peaceful landscape

Posted on 16/09/2022 by Patricia

Sep. 12, 2022, East of Belgium. Fifteen days after the discovery of the marsh gentian, we return to the place where we first saw it, and we found it. The mood is peaceful as the landscape around us is…

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Wild flowers of the moors

Posted on 16/09/2022 by Patricia

Aug. – Sept., 2022, East of Belgium. Wild flowers come and go quickly, they must be captured at their best. Also, if you plan to come to the Open Doors at the Royal Observatory of Belgium on Sept. 24 – … Continue reading →

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Digitalis, digitoxine en digitaline…

Posted on 07/08/2021 by Patricia

July 12 – 22, 2021, High Fens, East-Belgium. The colour of the summer is purple as the digitalis flowers abound this year. And the white peat moss is also present…

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Spring in times of corona

Posted on 13/04/2020 by Patricia

April 11, 2020. Due to the restrictions, the nearby woods are emptied from the usual crowds of visitors and tourists… The splendour of the Hallerbos in spring is something we did not appreciate truly before, but discover now.

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