Andrea's Everything Eco Exploration

That title is not the cat walking on the keyboard after I've typed my name. No, rather it is a class of non vascular plants, which contain mosses, like those found in the order Andreaeopsida. I've just recently learned a fun little mnemonic to remember the division of evolution: "Dutch king Phillip came over for green spinach" or : Binomial nomenclature is when we name things with two Latin words. These words are the  Genus and the species. Species  being the most specialised branch of the tree of life, whereas kingdoms can be seen more as the trunk of the family tree. The three main kingdoms are Animals, Plants and Fungi.  When I mention class and order in the first paragraph, I'm talking about a branch that forks off around the middle of the time line of evolution. Mosses are an early evolutionary plant, and consist of a rudimentary life form, so it doesn't include a vascular system ie: a way to get water up from the ground and into high branch...

Again, it's been a long time since I posted here. My last post was talking about the new chapter I entered when I parted ways with what I thought was my dream job. Going forward, not only do I feel like a new chapter, I feel like I'm on to book two of my life! Which is an exciting place to find myself, and I would like to share my experiences and learning with the ethereal internet. Two months ago I moved to the Sunshine Coast in order to try something different, challenge myself, and learn more about the natural world. I started off by getting really into embroidery. I had people asking for commissions, and even got my work into a local bistro. I was taking much needed time to fill my creative well, and simply be. And when my hands got too sore from embroidering, I would explore nearby forests and lakes, and I began to learn the native plants of a new environment. For a few years now I have become very interested in plant medicine and the amazing wealth of nutrition...