Local Flavor: Microscoping!


On Sunday the kids and I hunted for things to look at under the microscope. Here are some from around our yard and woods. We have way too many samples to look at, of course! Above are two tiny wild grapes -- can you spot the tiniest spider on one of them?




Oona knocked some moss off a rock while climbing it -- here's what it looks like from the side.


Here's a critter-eaten acorn.


Here's the back of white birch bark...


...and the front!


I don't know what this plant is, but it's on a short, purple-ish stem and has a cluster of bright red-orange berries. They grow up in the woods like crazy. This one had been trampled so we grabbed it.


Here's some stone from the river.

Comments

Reese said…
These pics are lovely, Jake. Similar effects are yielded via a Botanist's hand lens + iPhone cameras. used in tandem. The digital natives I work with taught me this.
tony klassen said…
Awesome! So funny since I've been thinking about getting a microscope! I think I'm convinced.
Jake Wildwood said…
These can be had ~$60-80 on Amazon depending on price fluctuations. I think this version was marketed as Koolertron USB Digital Microscope 300x... :)
Phillips said…
Reminds me of being a kid with a magnifying glass...it that the 🕷 at 1100 o'clock...