ALL OF YOU SOUTHERNERS, I hope you're happy, basking in your balmy temperatures and blue skies and warm sunshine. I hope you're enjoying yourselves in your non-winter bliss while us northerners are imprisoned in winter's icy grip.
Wah, wah. Yes, I confess. I'm a weather wuss. I don't like it when it's cold and this is why I live where rain is more common than snow and ice. And rain is what I expect and anticipate. I don't like it when it turns cold.
So what is there to share besides my winter's discontent? Well, how about photos I took a few weeks ago of one of my favorite plants? Yes you say? Okay. Here goes.
Presenting: MOSS
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Here you see moss living on logs that were once attached to a Sweet Gum tree.
Isn't it lovely? |
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| Reminds me of 1960s shag carpet, only way better. |
And then there's this Lichen stuff.
We call it "Elephant Snot" at our house.
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| Like moss, Elephant Snot likes to attach itself to Sweet Gum bark. |
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| Sometimes moss likes to grow in the little cracks of things. |
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| Especially in a location that gets a lot of rain--like western Oregon. |
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| It's a work of art and I would never, ever remove it. |
Finally, I walked outside one Saturday a few weeks ago and noticed something very peculiar on my 'Pamina' Japanese anemones. I hadn't deadheaded them and the seed pods opened up!
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| They look like foamy bubbles. |
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| The tiny seeds remind me of tadpole eggs. |
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| Cool, huh? |
So, I've got all my tenders protected. I either brought them inside or left them outside but close to the house under a blanket on the covered patio. Are you ready for winter? And southerners are also welcome to comment. Hugs and love to all.
