Foldcope picnic at Spreckels Lake, San Francisco
Sep 30, 2017 • 12:28 PM UTC
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I had a belated birthday afternoon picnic with my dear friends Dina and Summer at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. It was such a lovely day outside, so we decided to go for a nice stroll around Spreckels Lake, which…
…offers the beauty of Monterey Cypress trees, which create a beautiful silhouette against the sunlight, especially during a visit at dusk or dawn. Because of this, the lake is a nice place to gather your thoughts, read a book, or simply relax. (Excerpt from goldengatepark.com)
And the lake is a wonderful place to share the wonders of microcosmos with your friends, too!
Btw, a lot of people were sailing their remote control model boats, which was so fun to see. I learned later that this lake is home of a model yacht club that’s been around for more than 100 year! Wouldn’t it be nice for us to cherish Foldscope clubs all over the world for that long (and more), too? 🙂
I took a sample of laker water and algae…
…offers the beauty of Monterey Cypress trees, which create a beautiful silhouette against the sunlight, especially during a visit at dusk or dawn. Because of this, the lake is a nice place to gather your thoughts, read a book, or simply relax. (Excerpt from goldengatepark.com)
And the lake is a wonderful place to share the wonders of microcosmos with your friends, too!
Btw, a lot of people were sailing their remote control model boats, which was so fun to see. I learned later that this lake is home of a model yacht club that’s been around for more than 100 year! Wouldn’t it be nice for us to cherish Foldscope clubs all over the world for that long (and more), too? 🙂
I took a sample of laker water and algae…
Photo by Summer
Photo by Summer I prepared a sample slide (with glass slide and glass cover slip)
Photo by Dina Then took a closer look with my friends.
And for the first time, I identified Rotifers ( Rotifera )!
And for the first time, I identified Rotifers ( Rotifera )!
At first we thought something was swimming around at the top of screen (00:43), but then I saw that cute Rotifer right above that movement.
I recognized this tiny aquatic animal because its shape reminds me of pretty blue flowers called rindo in Japan ( Gentiana scabra ) 🙂
Then I remembered what my friend super Foldscoper Max taught me before how these organism get food by “filter feeding.” But how does that work?? How are they able to create a vortex (if that’s even the right word in this context) to keep those particles move towards them so well? I shall look into the Microcosmos to see what fellow Foldscopers have found out.
I also want to share Dina’s experimentation with different lighting!
It’s super gorgeous and interesting. Take a look at the slideshow…
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Thank you Dina and Summer for hanging out with me! And thank you for letting me use your phones to capture these awesome photos and videos. Looking forward to lots more fun together 🙂
~Honomi
I recognized this tiny aquatic animal because its shape reminds me of pretty blue flowers called rindo in Japan ( Gentiana scabra ) 🙂
Then I remembered what my friend super Foldscoper Max taught me before how these organism get food by “filter feeding.” But how does that work?? How are they able to create a vortex (if that’s even the right word in this context) to keep those particles move towards them so well? I shall look into the Microcosmos to see what fellow Foldscopers have found out.
I also want to share Dina’s experimentation with different lighting!
It’s super gorgeous and interesting. Take a look at the slideshow…
This slideshow requires JavaScript.
Thank you Dina and Summer for hanging out with me! And thank you for letting me use your phones to capture these awesome photos and videos. Looking forward to lots more fun together 🙂
~Honomi
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