Life after death

December 5, 2009 in uncategorized, wisdom and wisecracks | 2 comments

Have you noticed? I seem to have this mild obsession with lower life forms. Mushrooms, mosses, etc.

There is a tree on the back line of our lot that has probably been dead for some time. A storm last week brought down an upper branch, dry enough to crack into hundreds of pieces, shedding bark and twigs nearly to the street. But among those pieces I found an amazing world. Perfect tiny mushrooms only 2 or 3 millimeters across. Delicate, lightest green reindeer moss. Curling gray-green lichens, lush green mosses, creeping brown moss, things I don’t even know the name of. But all living—thriving on the dead wood.

reindeer moss on bark from a dead tree

lichens growing on fallen bark

moss, lichen and tiny mushrooms on tree bark

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    Janet Dulin on December 6, 2009 at 9:28 am

    I must admit I am envious at how observant you are and your ability to take the time to document your lovely find. Hopefully, this will help to remind me to stop and check out the mosses, lichens and other hidden delights in this world. Thank you for sharing your marvelous discovery. janet

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