Wednesday, May 04, 2022

Green blankets

I love moss. Good thing, because in our wet climate, it coats everything in our forests and fields, and even our towns: rocks, trees, old logs, stumps and up-turned roots, shady hillsides, old lumber, cement barriers, abandoned vehicles, roofs, wet lawns, and little-travelled roadways. These three photos are from the trail beside the river.

On a log

With a mushroom, on a log

On a stump.

I often attempt to identify mosses as to species. Usually without luck. These three remain unnamed, for now.

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Me encanta el musgo. Lo que es una buena cosa, ya que en nuestro clima tan húmedo, los musgos cubren todo, en los bosques, las praderas, y aun en nuestros pueblos: las rocas, los árboles, troncos caídos y todavía en pie, raices invertidas, laderas de los cerros, las barreras de cemento, madera de construcción vieja, vehículos abandonados, techos, el césped donde hay agua cerca de la superficie, y caminos sin mucho tráfico. Estas tres fotos son de musgos que vi al lado del sendero a lo largo del rio.

Muchas veces trato de identificar cada musgo con referencia a su especie. Casi siempre me falla. Éstos tres siguen sin identificar por ahora.


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