One post wasn't enough for the entertaining signs and amusements I've seen around Louisiana and Alabama. So without further ado, here are some of the more "nature-inspired" things I saw around.
Barnacle-covered driftwood on Dauphin Island, Alabama
Magnolia flower from outside my apartment
Cypress knees from our lab aquarium covered with dried (probable) cyanobacteria
African iris (Dietes) planted around Baton Rouge
Water hyacinth covering the swamp at Buffalo Cove
Chanterelle mushroom found near the office and its light spore print
American beautyberry, one of my favorites
Small snake in the middle of the log.. hard to tell from the pic, but I think it was a water snake (Nerodia)
Roseate spoonbill feather that probably belonged to the bird that I saw fly off as we approached in the boat
Giant crawdad statue at the LSU Hatchery
Pumpkin butt scarecrow
Ducks at the LSU lakes (mallards + muscovy)
The total (partial) eclipse, viewed on a sheet of paper through my binoculars
