|S| The making of: 'the herbarium'
Time to dry the plants we picked on the plots and add them to the herbarium. A herbarium is a collection of plants arranged by family for...
|S| Drying the biomass from the plots
Our two days mission is over. We return to the homebase in Darthlo with bags full of plants and grasses. It's time to dry up what we...
|S| Identifying flowers
'This must be a 'Campanula tridentata', Amaury says. 'Correct!', Gigo replies. You are getting good at recognizing Caucasian flowers! We...
|S| A walking stick to divert lightning
Just before finishing analyzing the last plot, dark gray skies threaten us. Thunder, lightning and some heavy rain seem to come our way....
|S| Botanists at work
We prepare for a two day hike in the mountains. Six plots located in higher mountains need to be analyzed. With our tents, food, drinks...
|S| Analyzing Caucasian flowers
As botanical volunteers there is one skill that is interesting to master: recognizing plants. How many flowers are in one plant? Is the...
|H| On our way to a botanical expedition in Tusheti
It's time to leave Nodar's farm and move on to our next adventure: a botanical expedition in Tusheti national park. With sadness in our...
|O| Farm Vakisopeli, Georgia a.k.a. "The middle of somewhere"
The farm in Vakisopeli is a real rough diamond: facilities are very basic, but its location and surroundings are just breathtaking. The...
|P| Farm puppy BALU a.k.a. "Tuja's fatty"
Balu spends most of his time still under the house in a dark safe place, where Tuja feeds him and bites the flees out of his young fur....
|P| Farm dog TUJA a.k.a. FARM BOSS
Tuja roams around the farm as a nice companion and proud mother of her pup we named 'Balu'. Thanks to her, you can hear the guests...
