Busy with studies and experiments. 8 more days till pseudo-freedom.

I didn't realize that peach leaf curl was caused by a fungus. I somehow assumed it was a virus. Today I learned that the fungus in peach leaf curl is classified as a sac fungus - in the phylum Ascomycota.

I wish that my undergraduate education had included more practicalities about plant diseases and vitamin deficiencies. Molecular biology and genetics are great and all, but it's easier to relate to people when you're able to tell them what's wrong with their garden or houseplant. I guess I need to take up horticulture as a more serious hobby.

I thought that I wrote a blog entry earlier today.
I suppose I didn't.
School is busy now.
Starting to feel a bit stressed. All of this work will be done April 30, whether I want it to or not. Gotta get as much done now as I can. Putting research on the back burner has come to mind. I'm hoping it doesn't get to that point. It really shouldn't. I just need to realize that I have time for this stuff. I can do it. Bleh.

Saw some fun stuff on our walk through the woods today.
We're in South Western Ohio.















If anyone feels like ID-ing these lichens, mosses, and fungi, I'll be a genuinely happy girly.

Yesterday it was raining. Then it started snowing. By evening it was simply overcast and all signs of precipitation evaporated.
Yet today its a sunny spring day.
Variability adds a sense of adventure