One of MPG’s earliest members, greatly respected for her knowledge and love of plants, Jorun Tharaldsen, died suddenly and unexpectedly on 18 December. Jorun was known by members around the world and will be greatly missed. A Norwegian, but remarkable for fluency in English, Greek and German, her professional life was in vet parasitology. She leaves a son, Anders, and husband, Sverre. The picture shows her on a windy day during an MPG trip on Tenerife, photographing plants.