1. Jan 23. Tucson, AZ. A type of aster seen in ultraviolet (left) and normal vision (right). 是在Tucson开会。当然开完有时间去看植物园/花园。不过冬天，花实在太少了。

2. April 6. Winter aconite 兔葵bloomed much later this year, MSU Beal Botanic Garden.

3. April 15. 我海我州的养蜂员协会请我讲课，就在Franklin Conversatory and Botanic Gardens 里面，我就提早2小时去拍花了。住在一个蜂农家里，他后院有另外一个客人住的房子，就像度假啊。这是植物园里面的玻璃“雕塑”。就是名人Chihuly的。

4. 这是手机拍的，光线从天上下了，照在头上的玻璃。不知为啥我没有用好相机拍？也许我有一次在Miami拍了很多。专门花25刀进去拍他的玻璃东西。白天我有Membership是免费进去的。晚上打灯到各种玻璃上，另外收钱。

5. April 25, bloodroot （血根？） was blooming.. Waited for bees, no go.这个花比较怪。都是叶子抱着花出来。

6. April 26. Backyard in infrared.

7. April 27. Bayer Bee Care Center at Research Triangle Park near Raleigh, NC.一个是他们中心一周年纪念。邀请我去给了一个Poster。很多人讲话。参观了一下。然后去了UNC植物园和CokerArboretum. 在Chapel Hill大学里面转了一圈。这次刚好我懒，没有带大相机。就是一个紫外改装机，连自动头都没有带。结果在植物园里面发现蜜蜂采搂蔸菜。。。手动的镜头怎么拍的到？拍了50来张，没有一个好的啊。。。我差点哭了。结果11月回国背了两个相机。。。天天下雨。没有拍到一个蜜蜂！

这个地方应该离YC呆过之地很近的吧，我想。

8. May 10. Mother's day I shot some flowers at 2 flower stores. Kangaroo's paws.

9. May 19. May apple （鬼臼）was blooming when we visited University of Michigan's Nichols Arboretum. A bit too early for peonies.

10. June 2. Tulip poplar （鹅掌楸） was blooming at MSU campus. Again, no bees visiting despite lots of nectar dripping down.

11. June 6. American holly （美国冬青） was blooming and buzzing with honey bees that day.

12. June 24. A type of mustard （雪里红）as seen by "insect vision". This is done by using a full spectrum camera (one that sees UV, regular light, and IR) with one filter that blocks IR and some red, another one that transmits UV in.