My outings are few and far between at the moment. We are busy with scheduled visits from the Hospice folks, deliveries of medications, and crappy weather. [I'm still trying to figure out some sort of schedule]
I did get out for a bit with Charlie and we went hunting for some little things. I went to the creek to look for Lichen and mosses.
By the rock vents above this section of the creek, there were still icicles hanging from the rocks above Snakeskin Liverwort. That has to be the coolest of all names for a Liverwort.
By the rock vents above this section of the creek, there were still icicles hanging from the rocks above Snakeskin Liverwort. That has to be the coolest of all names for a Liverwort.
Snakeskin Liverwort Lichen loves cool, damp, shady places. It loves growing by this rock vent of cold air. Even in the driest of summers, it is damp here.
I found an oak limb that had a colorful array of lichens on it.
I don't know all the names of the lichens on this limb, but I thought it made such a colorful patchwork of colors.
March is the perfect month to search for Lichen
if you are lucky, you can find one branch
if you are lucky, you can find one branch
with quite a variety on them.
Even with a record temperature of 79 F, we still had ice in the valley. Charlie cooled his feet.
I take it a bit at a time especially since NOAA has given us a Winter Weather Advisory that could give us rain and then some snow or up to 8" of heavy wet snow. Trying to do it all at once is a miserable long job.
I could hire a yard sweeper to come out and do it, but that could cost the minimum of $200. Anyway, that was the rate last year when I considered it. With the economy looking a bit iffy, I'm not willing to spend the extra money just to make things easy right now.
If we get significant snow again, we'll get another plow and more gravel will be piled in the yard so I will leave my piles for when the snows are all done.
While waiting and waiting hours for a delivery from FedEx, I decided to do some more creative photography.
Other news updates---->
We have Robins, Redwing Blackbirds, and Blue birds in our yard!
[This may be the first year that I haven't gone to KVR to look for water fowl and and other migrating birds. I may have to see if I can 'shoot' some nearer the house]
...and I am waiting for an opportunity to go look for the first Flower of Spring. The Skunk Cabbage.