Recently, while viewing a post, I was overcome with excitement as I spotted a Central Coast publication… a poster of detailed fungi photos of our local area. Immediately, I contacted the author, John Dani and was treated to the most wonderful conversation.
Every plot of land, whether a sweeping rural acreage or a modest suburban backyard, is a patchwork of distinct atmospheric zones called microclimates. In these small pockets, factors like temperature, humidity, wind exposure, and sunlight deviate from the regional baseline.
In March, during our holidays in China, we visited the famous irrigation system at Dujiangyan in Sichuan province.
After more than 2 millennia, it still functions as the primary water source for a modern metropolis of 20 million people.
