Look at this vetch, with its spherical black seed, poised to capture the energy from a small gravity drop and translate it into a burrowing hide under the vetch stalks and the […]
Gravity Mining and Capture
Alfalfa Walking
When you rely on animals brushing up against your seeds, or pecking at them, to knock them to the soil, it’s best to fall over with the weight of your flowers, so […]
When Wind is Not Wind
Grass is one of the clever plants of our planet. Look how these grasses are using the weight of snow to bend their stalks down. When the snow falls off in a […]
The Answer is Blowing in the Sun
Many seeds disperse by riding the wind. Spiders, too. Here’s one of my neighbours that has a different way of moving through the currents of the world. Welcome to yellow dock. It’s […]
