Friday, February 13, 2026

Shining hill

Along the road circling McIvor Lake to the north, on the lake side, here and there glimpses of pale blue or grey glimmer through the dark forest; the water below. On the north, the upper side, there are patches of bright yellow-green behind the trees. Near the highway, the forest thins out, and the shining hill beckons.

The bright green is a thin coating of wet moss on rock.

Top of the rock, too polished for the moss to gain a foothold.

On the way back down; a few trees and then the lake.

Where the edges of the rock provide shelter, a few other plants grow. The round leaves are Shepherd's Cress, Teesdalia nudicaulis. They will have tiny white flowers later on.

Broken face of a rock outcropping.

Pine tree, puddle, dried grass, lichen.

Next: a stone snapped off these rocks.

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A lo largo del camino que pasa al norte del lago McIvor, donde el bosque denso lo permite, se puede ver el brillo gris o a veces azul del agua; al otro lado, en la ladera, a veces aparece tras los árboles una luz de color verde amarillento. Cerca de la carretera, el bosque se ha reducido a una hilera de abetos, y se nos presenta un cerrito brillante.
  1. El color se debe a una capa delgada de musgos mojados sobre la roca.
  2. La parte superior de la roca, pulida por las lluvias, no ofrece grietas donde el musgo puede establecerse.
  3. Bajando hacia el camino, se ven el bosque y el lago allá abajo.
  4. Donde los bordes de las rocas protegen del viento, crecen otras plantas. Estas hojitas redondas son de Teesdalia nudicaulis. Más tarde producirán florecitas blancas.
  5. Textura de una de las rocas.
  6. Pino, charco, pasto seco, liquen.
Para mañana; una piedra que se ha separado de estas rocas.


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