Gather roond the birkin tree...
I've had the idea of creating a new blog (probably on a more modern platform like Wordpress) for a while now, something to do with botany in particular. But I decided I couldn't leave this one behind as it's been going for quite a few years now. As you can see (my one or two readers) I've decided to spruce up the design a little. It feels a lot more... botanical. The blog has a new URL and title too: The Birkin Tree. Named after the Scots word for birch and a song from the Old Blind Dogs, a Scottish folk band. It's not big news, but I feel like I need to nail my colours to the mast in my fascination with botany. What I mean to say is, I've slowly come to the realisation that plants are indeed my favourite thing. I mean they are aesthetically pleasing, they have endlessly fascinating evolutionary adaptations, they are culturally important and we depend on them entirely for our very survival in oxygen, food, clothing and more. I just decided to reflect that a bit more with this new design and blog title.
I'm currently writing a report on floral heterostyly in Primula vulgaris and enjoying the challenge with some of the most obscure botanical/genetic terms. I've also been thinking of doing something for this blog, something botanical. I quite like the idea of cataloging all the plants I've seen and just generally taking more photos and notes on them. We shall see.
T.
