Some of the incredibly vivid and wildly successful lichens and mosses growing on one of the large maples out back πŸ’š

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I'd seen this tree leaning over the water many times from the other side, up on dry land, and never noticed the shelf fungi until I was wading up the creek to attack some reed canary grass (aggressively invasive here) with my brush and forestry scythe. More than anything else in my life, my hobby of snapping photos has taught me the value of new perspectives.

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A companion shot for yesterday's post. I like yesterday's crop much more, and I almost discarded this captureβ€”but I had to keep it because of the splashing raindrop at the very bottom of the frame. So cool!

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Just a very cool leaf I saw on one of the maples out back this past autumn 🍁

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This epic, moss-laden log bridged a steep ravine. If I didn't have my dog and partner with me, I confess I probably would have risked a crossingβ€”because I'm foolhardy like that sometimes πŸ˜…

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