Moss creeping over a stone wall. I love the appearance of the new growth, looking rather like furry moth legs.
‘Flowering’ moss – those extensions are actually sporophytes
Bright green and dripping with moisture. Sphagnum mosses hold large amounts of water in their cells, both dead and alive
Moss often forms a feathery growth on decaying branches … It’s soft enough to line a nest.
Here’s one I prepared earlier: A decorative moss-lined mouse nest!!!
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I love this, your photos really get across the softness and the dampness, and the mouse nest is really cute!
Cheers, Sel! This wet winter has accelerated moss growth everywhere, leading to some wonderful patterns.
Cute little ornament! Who doesn’t love moss? 🙂
Yes! I’ve always admired Japanese moss gardens. Shame we switch to completely dry in the summer, else I’d try one.
Yes, I love moss too – and there’s plenty of it here! To my shame I haven’t noticed the ‘moth legs’, but I will make a point of doing so on my next ramble!
Lol, well not all moths are hairy-legged of course, but look out for Pale tussock moths for instance to see the shape similarities.
Do you have a special interest in moths, Allison?
Not particularly, but they are a group I feel I could do with learning more about.
Too often a neglected part of our garden flora. To be cherished and not removed.
Agreed. Now if only I could get my OH to love our mossy lawn!
Interesting pictures of a fascinating plant. xx
Thanks. I realise that I know very little about mosses. Must get my Roger Philips book about them out.
Gorgeous images. Is this in your garden or along a favorite path?
Most of our moss is in the grass! Only the second shot is from our garden. The others are close by, from a neighbouring farm and from our village chalk quarry.
Yes, there is so much of it about this year. Lovely mossy photos.
Cheers, Liz. I avoided any pictures of moss in our lawn as too depressing!
The moss is fascinating at this time of year, each one with something unusual about it, as you’ve shown here.