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Tag Archives: lichen
SITY: The Big & The Small
Perhaps it may seem silly to write about the little snowstorm we had last week given that we’re still digging out from the blizzard of 2015. But small snowstorms are wonderful. They’re a lot less trouble than blizzards and often … Continue reading
Seek and You Shall Find
The weather has been variable this winter but never too warm or too cold to enjoy a walk in the woods. Here is a collection of pictures I took during my recent walks. Remember how I told you last year … Continue reading
Picture My Walk
I went for a walk in the woods yesterday. As usual, I brought my camera, but it was unusually hard to find a visually attractive subject. The landscape looked much the same as it had in the fall. The ground … Continue reading
I’m Lichen It
Many of the trees in our yard and in the neighboring state park have alarmingly large patches of lichen on them. I was beginning to wonder if the patches were indicative of some underlying weakness or disease in the trees, … Continue reading