Starting out from Brooklyn, an amateur naturalist explores our world.
As John Burroughs said, “The place to observe nature is where you are.”
A brief trip to some of the wet rainforests of the northwest was a revelation.
There will be more to come, but shall we begin with an atypical sublimity?
Banana slug, Ariolimax genus,perhaps A. columbianus, Pacific Banana Slug? There are two other species, and differentiating them sounds a bit gross. About 4″ long.
These are named for the ripe-banana spotting. Here’s another Ariolimax, munching mushrooms, of which there were plenty.
Glad you could stop by my part of the ecosystem! Stunning photos! Where were they taken?
Hoyt Arboretum in Portland for top and bottom and Ecola State Park for the middle.
Glad you visited such beautiful places. I live in Portland and have hiked trails in both; still amazed at the vistas from Ecola.
The forests were spellbinding and the ocean magnificent. More pictures and words to come…
Backyard and Beyond 
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