A stack of five photographs of a lichen landscape from a series taken by hand.
Lichen, moss, jelly fungi, and a tree full of baby coatis.
River at Burrator in the fog last year #Dartmoor #Devon #mosstodon #photography
a couple of shots for #silentSunday ... and the second one has some moss, so I guess it qualifies for #mosstodon
Visit to the botanical garden, this peony was giving its petals to this garden pagoda
If you pass a patch of moss with a reddish tinge, do yourself a favor and get down low (or if you have bad knees like me, put your phone camera down low, upside down), to check out those gorgeous sporophytes.
#mosstodon
This morning’s hike had some #mosstodon views worth sharing. These will also work for #ThickTrunkThursday - so may need to boost ‘em later
Off to find some tea to warm up. Hiked to a small waterfall in the rain. You don’t really appreciate how depauperate the north is until you walk through a cloud forest and are astonished by new things with each step.
Gyromitra esculenta.
A common fungus on southern Vancouver Island in early spring. Guidebooks list it as "toxic" and there have been fatalities recorded from consumption. The primary toxin, gyromitrin, is water soluble so boiling the mushrooms and discarding the water removes most of the toxin. But, gyromtrin hydrolyzes to monomethylhydrazine (aka rocket fuel) that is toxic when inhaled. So prepare them outside or in a room with good ventilation.
From last year … beware of disturbing the piskies … #Dartmoor #Devon #photography #piskies #mosstodon
Pixies are Dartmoor fairies or elves.