Random Ramblings

Random Ramblings: Personal observations on a wide variety of subjects. Photographs of creatures and things that are taken on seeing the unusual as well as everyday things.

May moss

May is the month when the wet and the damp from Winter show up as lush green mosses often in areas where we least expect to find them. Whilst walking through a woody area alongside a lake I came across this tree. It was damaged, possibly by a lightening strike, and is now covered in moss.

Moss covering the trunk of a tree

Broken tree covered in moss

Moss covered treeThis particular moss looks as though it could be Homalothecium sericeum which likes to inhabit the lower parts of trees and becomes slightly browner in drier weather.

3 comments:

Ann said...

I don't know why but I've always liked the looks of moss.

imelda said...

walk on them and ul slip coz they are slimy. but i like the color of moss green

Buggys said...

These tress are beautiful with their moss covering!