# Today in nature I saw

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**Created:** [July 20, 2020, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-nature-i-saw/915854 "2020-07-20T18:22:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2021, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-nature-i-saw/915854/873 "2021-08-06T12:27:04Z")

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Yesterday I did my annual cycle out to check on my violet helleborine microenvironment (for last years report, see post #61). Only one spike this year, but the weather this year has been very odd. This time, now that I have most;y figured out how to do it, here’s a photo of the helleborine in question. Still in bud - it’s been a cold, cold summer. Click on the photo to see the full picture.

[![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/6uE4zLsVGuAqkqiE6nPSR02zmFNRfg88LN_arwbW4IR3cjCQN6HJqSWzmg8RTUT7atBF6FynCceR2SVm4OY8mf3ucOfg1FjNUgthyXkr9niwwz6ikaYrLNP8w2YS2SxHq-JXxtfWbg=w600-h315-p-k "New item by j") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/mJkxWS98Z2CxRRym6)

j

ETA - I finally got around to starting a thread on habitats and microenvironents. [Here it is](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/specialized-habitats-and-microenvironments/948150/2).

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