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23 Apr 2011

swamps

I just can't believe my luck - today I visited several swampy places:
Alder-Willow-Ash alluvial forest - Alnus glutinosa + Salix alba (+ other Salix) + Fraxinus excelsior (+ Betula pendula) (48°01' N 16°29' E)
And I hardly caught any mosquito bites! It has been a bad year for them, hot and dry as it was for long periods of time, and when it wasn't hot and dry it was cold and dry - but dry nevertheless.
Not that I miss them beasts; but it's still high time for some rain, else those beautiful places might dry up.