38. You know the “your father smelt of elderberries!” quote in Monty Python and the Holy Grail? If you actually go out, crush Sambucus (elderberry) leaves, and take a big whiff, they smell like burnt tires.
37 (nearly 38) and here to share with y’all that there’s a wildflower that looks like little pink elephant heads: Pedicularis groenlandica, family Orobanchaceae (sensu APG).
37 (nearly 38), scientist, and getting ready to finish my last official week of the field season. Also, I can’t stop listening to Petit Frère by IAM (check ‘em out if you like Wu-Tang).