The beautiful moss spores are my choice for The Cosmic Photo Challenge/What’s Flowering Where You Are? Before the recent snowstorm, I grabbed my camera and took a woodland walk. I was amazed at the vivid green of the mosses and lichens. In places where the sun shone through the branches, I noticed some of the mosses had already sent up spore capsules. I’m going to stretch and say these are a type of bloom.
If I had to rate these moss spores for beauty between 1-10, they would receive a 10+ from me.
Skunk cabbage has also emerged in the dead of winter. Here are some of the ‘knobs’ before the snow covered them. I read an amazing fact on the PFEIFFER NATURE CENTER site: some skunk cabbage plants can be over 100 years old. Wow, I will feel a bit more awe over them when I take my next woods walk.
Next time when I become a bit winter-worn and weary over the cold weather, I’ll remind myself of those skunk cabbages never giving up.
As always, lichen on fallen branches are a welcome touch of green.
Whatsoever is Lovely? Definitely the small and delicate bits of green I found in the woods. I wish I could have a large garden plot filled with mosses and lichens in the winter.
I like lichen and moss as well. It’s fascinating all of the forms they can take.
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aha you are obviously another nature lover … those spores really are super cute, so delicate!
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Thanks, I was happy to spot them at this time of year. I will have to take another look this week now that the snow has melted.
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it’s supposed to be summer here but copious downpours mean our yards are very green 🙂
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Beautiful!
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Thanks so much.
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These are some beautiful Nature shots, and I loved getting in close to those new growths.. Thank you also for the links and information.. The Skunk Cabbage is new to me here in England .. Though if its odour is reminiscent of a Skunk, I wouldn’t wish to be picking it 🙂 … Thank you, loved the photos xx
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The skunk cabbage only has a slight odor, at least to me, and it only seems to let it loose when stepped on. The plants are huge…about waist high. My Mom and I once got trapped in a large swathe of them and it was quite a feat to get out without breaking them. A fun plant for sure, and a great sight to see them coming up in the middle of winter.
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It sounds a fun plant and you and your Mom did well if you navigated them without odour LOL 🙂 xx
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Great post, thank you, I’ve not seen a red skunk cabbage before, ours are all yellow here.
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They will turn green this is just the beginning of their growth. They almost look magical, as if some amazing treasure is inside that bud, or as it is called in info I’ve read, a knob.
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Winter is a scavenger hunt for signs of spring.
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Yes, and it is a delight to find a bit of green.
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