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Friday 18 April 2014

Moss

I was captivated by this moss which I noticed earlier this week growing on a fallen tree trunk in Colinton Dell by the Water of Leith. Look at the delicate white fruiting bodies. If you know what species it is, please leave a comment!





and I love the contrast betweeh the two species of moss in the photo below. 


Moss growing on the trunk of a fallen tree -
it must seem like a forest to this passing bee
or the beetle clambering its way
through the green, entirely unaware of me.

today's prompt at NaPoWriMo was to write a ruba'i  - a Persian form, of four lines with the rhyme sequence AABA.
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12 comments:

  1. Naquillity2:26 pm

    a small world all its own. beautiful photos. your poem matches your photo well. nice tribute. have a great day~

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  2. TexWisGirl3:01 pm

    a tiny, intricate world. beautiful!

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  3. Maureen @ Josephina Ballerina4:17 pm

    Love, love, love moss. Spent long hours as a child petting it. And, sort of still do.

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  4. The Weaver of Grass8:26 pm

    Juliet, go to Donegal Wildlife on my side bar and ask Stuart Dunlop to pop over to your site and identify the moss. I am sure he won't mind and he is so knowledgeable.

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  5. Dartford Warbler8:26 pm

    Such pretty moss but I`ve no idea what it is!

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  6. RG5:11 am

    Moss - pretty kinds to see.

    Less pretty in lawn and on roof!

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  7. eileeninmd10:31 am

    The moss is pretty, love the cute poem! Happy Easter, enjoy your weekend!

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  8. dosankodebbie11:52 am

    I fell into lifelong love with moss after I visited Saiho-ji, the "Moss Temple" in Kyoto. It was on a school trip when I was a high school student many decades ago. The grounds are covered in more than 120 kinds of moss. I have no idea if this is unique, or if there are many gardens like this, but it IS a a UNESCO world heritage site, which must mean something. Have you ever heard of it? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saih%C5%8D-ji_%28Kyoto%29

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  9. Crafty Green Poet12:08 pm

    Dosankodebbie - thanks for that link, what a wonderful place, no I'd never heard of it before!

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  10. Stuart4:09 pm

    The moss on most images, and on the the right-hand side of the last shot is Campylopus introflexus, with its spidery white hairs sticking sideways at the top. This is a widely-spread species from the southern hemisphere. Can't do the other from pics.

    Edinburgh, eh? I am not jealous. I AM not jealous....I am NOT jealous.

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  11. Crafty Green Poet6:46 pm

    Hi Stuart, thanks for the moss id!

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  12. Bill11:38 pm

    another spring
    I study the names
    of moss

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