Post by sockhom on Oct 24, 2009 17:06:08 GMT -5
Hello,
This is Pursat province. We're in a very isolated village. One needs almost two days to reach that place and it's not a pleasant path to take. On top of that, This is one of the most heavily mined places of Cambodia.
It's the end of the afternoon. The following day, we would climb a hill in search of some Nepenthes. In the meanwhile, I try to enjoy the place by practising one of my favourite hobbies: entomology. I was surprised and delighted to learn that my traveling mate, Jeremy, also shares a vibrant interest for insects.
We were about to chase some bugs in order to take some photos (of course, we first informed ourselves on the dreaded mines) when we stumbled onto a small pond which immediately caught my attention:
The carnivorous plants enthusiast that I am immediately spotted that swarm of yellow flowers which were piercing through the still water.
I immediately thought of some aquatic bladderwort such as U. gibba but unfortunately, I didn't have my Peter Taylor's monograph with me and my knowledge on Utricularia is more than limited (but I will improve ;-) Nonetheless, I try to take some decent pictures in order to get the plant identified.
I can't do it. I don't have the good camera. The light is not good. I'm beginning to get angry and frustrated. I try however to shot the bladders:
This is Pursat province. We're in a very isolated village. One needs almost two days to reach that place and it's not a pleasant path to take. On top of that, This is one of the most heavily mined places of Cambodia.
It's the end of the afternoon. The following day, we would climb a hill in search of some Nepenthes. In the meanwhile, I try to enjoy the place by practising one of my favourite hobbies: entomology. I was surprised and delighted to learn that my traveling mate, Jeremy, also shares a vibrant interest for insects.
We were about to chase some bugs in order to take some photos (of course, we first informed ourselves on the dreaded mines) when we stumbled onto a small pond which immediately caught my attention:
The carnivorous plants enthusiast that I am immediately spotted that swarm of yellow flowers which were piercing through the still water.
I immediately thought of some aquatic bladderwort such as U. gibba but unfortunately, I didn't have my Peter Taylor's monograph with me and my knowledge on Utricularia is more than limited (but I will improve ;-) Nonetheless, I try to take some decent pictures in order to get the plant identified.
I can't do it. I don't have the good camera. The light is not good. I'm beginning to get angry and frustrated. I try however to shot the bladders:
