I had a wonderful visit with botanist Garrie Landry who is the curator of the UL Lafayette Herbarium. The Herbarium at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette is one of multiple Herbariums in the state of Louisiana.
Garrie showed me two interesting cases of plant specimens and told me stories about his participation in a couple of Wildlife and Fisheries and parish police cases. Both times he was able to help the authorities with their cases by identifying and dating plant specimens.
Garrie is one of the participants in the LPP. I am working on a drawing of him holding one of his bird skins. I love it that his office looks as messy as my studio. Every possible surface covered with objects, books, notes and aquariums of plants.
Cabinet with folders of plant specimens.
Plant specimen.
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