HABITAT REQUIREMENTS: WATER, FOOD, SPACE & COVER
Archive for February 22nd, 2014
“The nation needs to return to the colonial way of life, when a wife was judged by the amount of wood she could split.” W.C. Fields
“How is it that one match can start a forest fire, but it takes a whole box of matches to start a campfire?” Christy Whitehead
“A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they will never sit in.” Greek Proverb
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way.” Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities
Well, generally speaking moss is on the North side of trees, if you live in the Northern hemisphere. But, in the Southern hemisphere, moss can be mostly on the South side of the tree. Moisture content, sunlight, evaporation all contribute to where moss grows and to what degree. On this old, gnarly tree, the moss was decidedly on the North side of the tree (in Oregon). (more here about moss)
Bracket Fungi (also known as Shelf Fungi) are unique and add beauty to the image. Unfortunately they are most often a sign of poor health or death for a tree. Often found in wetlands, they feed off the host tree and actually can display rings of growth similar to a tree. (The Science Stuff)
