The low winter sun shone through this moss growing on a tree trunk lying across a forest stream. Walking through the forest on ice in the footsteps of animals and stretching under snow-covered tree trunks is fun. The furry neighbors who walked before me have a lower profile. It's really cold, but the sun is bright. It wouldn't be possible to take this photo at any other time of year.
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Creeping moss, Brachythecia, climbs up tree trunks in the forest. In this area, it grows up to a meter high when the trunk is vertical. The more the trunk is inclined, the more rain falls on it and the moss can grow higher. And it retains water. I saw a tree trunk covered with moss ten meters high. The tiny black balls on the tree bark are organisms that I have not been able to identify.
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I am fascinated by these colors. Among the yellow lichen Polycaulonia polycarpa and gray-green lichen Physcia dubia probably, you can see the tiny pink fungus Illosporiopsis christiansenii, which parasitizes the lichen. I photographed all this on a blackthorn tree (Prunus spinosa) while tasting the blue fruits, which were now frozen and therefore sweet.
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Nature can be found even in cities, though it is often inconspicuous and hidden. We associate ferns with forests, moisture, and shade. But this miniature fern, Asplenium ruta-muraria, commonly grows in the city where I live, in the cracks of stone walls. It doesn't mind dry conditions. It is actually almost everywhere, just very inconspicuous.
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I like this type of moss, Hypnum cupressiforme, whose ends look twisted like unfolding ferns. Snow and lower temperatures don't seem to bother the moss at all.
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The leaves of this succulent plant resemble inflatable balloons. This is a big difference from moss, which has leaves that are only one cell thick. Yet both plants are able to withstand drought well. Sedum, however, is a plant of dry places and stores water in its leaves. I took photos in the courtyard of the Seon Mun Sa Zen Center.
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