Mostly green,
trees start to hint at
turning gold.
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Creeper and lichen
march to other drums.
trees start to hint at
turning gold.
~ ~ ~ ~
Creeper and lichen
march to other drums.
One Day in Late Summer
Tag: lichen
Threesome
Fungus, moss, and lichen
share bark space in peace until
wind takes them all down.
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Wind After Rain
Trees came down.
Homeless lichen and
homeless moss.
Homeless lichen and
homeless moss.
Maple memories
linger on downed branch.
linger on downed branch.
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Looking at Lichen
Contrary to appearances, lichen is organic and growing. But it grows slowly. Really slowly.
Organic ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #147
Lichen looks like flaking paint.
Inorganic? No, it ain’t.
Inorganic? No, it ain’t.
Do not try to watch it grow.
Each micron takes a day or so.
Nerdy 😉 Note
Dunno enough lichenology to say how slowly my lichen grows. From the wide range of known lichen growth rates and my very casual observations, I could go with either “hour” or “day” as a crude monosyllabic estimate of long my lichen takes to grow a millionth of a meter wider. Compared to watching lichens grow, watching grass grow would be like watching hockey.
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Mellow Curmudgeon 