And so it did. The waves have been spectacular here for the past three or four days. Rained about an inch and a half last night and we were expecting rain today, but no, it was sunny and beautiful. Kristin and I did the transplant experiment today to see if late stage Ectomycorrhizal fungi on the roots of seedlings from the interior of the forest will stay on or get kicked off by disturbance tolerating ectomycorrhizal fungi when we plant them into the grasslands. Probably my favorite day of field work considering we just walked around the woods and got our hands muddy. Not to mention the gorgeous view of the sun going down framed nicely by the two palms on either side of the Kristin as you can see in the photo. We found some great 'shrooms due to the tremendous storm last night and I had a hard time not photographing every.single.one. The couple that caretakes the rancho had us over tonight for dinner and we had a fantastic time. Grilled chicken, hummus and homemade bread, pinto beans w/ rice cooked in coconut milk and a couple bottles of wine. Yum yum. And great company to boot. Don and Miranda are quite the hosts and super great people. Their two girls are quite shy...at least around my scary bearded mug, but it was a great night. So much so that they invited us back for another meal/get together on Friday night before we leave on Saturday. Finishing the night off with some tea and Kristin working...eh hem...on her application so it was a grrreat day. Good night all and good morning dad. Love you all.
kris
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