Hi Janet, These are excellent shots and since we don't have these species here in Texas, all the more interesting. I love lichens and mosses and liverworts though I have very few of them in my garden. Thanks for stopping by Tropical Texana. That was nice of you. :0) David/
Thanks David. The woodland where this lichen grows is very damp even in the summer. I enjoy seeing what you can grow in your garden in Texas. It's usually very different to here unless I visit the Botanic Gardens.
Hello again Janet, great lichen shots there! Especially love the first and last ones :-)
So sorry to read your last post on the loss of the mature trees in your borrowed landscape – it will take some time to get back and used to for you. Such a huge loss for the birds and insects too. Hard as it is just now, I’d try to look on the positive side (as others mentioned) perhaps the new plantings will give you more diversity of birds and wildlife in the future. Sorry, that doesn’t help you just now :-)
Hello Shirley. I find that the macro in the camera is not really up to the job. So many shots are just out of focus... The tree saga rumbles on. The tree surgeon was not there for the past few days so we been left with half a tree to look at...
You and your camera are taking wonderful photos. I think Mary has summed it up,they are just like land coral.Lichen are so tiny and most would walk by without giving them a second glance, well done you for spotting them!
Feel like one of the wee folk as you've brought these amazing life forms to life. Lichens are the litmus test for pollution. In your woodland they undoubtedly suggest a healthy environment Janet - we have the sulphur lovers here.
It's encouraging to see so many lichens in this part of the world. There are also a lot in Orkney but then clean air is expected up there. Thanks, Laura.
Both Catherine. I spend a lot of time peering at the ground and then use macro on the camera to try to capture the image. They are weird and wonderful, aren't they?
Brilliant, Janet. I was looking at an arrangement similar to that top photo and thinking, hmm - ought to get my camera. You beat me to it. Hehe. Interesting how many people like them, isn't it? Dave
Hi Janet,
ReplyDeleteThese are excellent shots and since we don't have these species here in Texas, all the more interesting. I love lichens and mosses and liverworts though I have very few of them in my garden.
Thanks for stopping by Tropical Texana. That was nice of you. :0)
David/
Thanks David. The woodland where this lichen grows is very damp even in the summer. I enjoy seeing what you can grow in your garden in Texas. It's usually very different to here unless I visit the Botanic Gardens.
DeleteHello again Janet, great lichen shots there! Especially love the first and last ones :-)
ReplyDeleteSo sorry to read your last post on the loss of the mature trees in your borrowed landscape – it will take some time to get back and used to for you. Such a huge loss for the birds and insects too. Hard as it is just now, I’d try to look on the positive side (as others mentioned) perhaps the new plantings will give you more diversity of birds and wildlife in the future. Sorry, that doesn’t help you just now :-)
Hello Shirley. I find that the macro in the camera is not really up to the job. So many shots are just out of focus...
DeleteThe tree saga rumbles on. The tree surgeon was not there for the past few days so we been left with half a tree to look at...
Lichen are such an interesting group of species, and only grow where the air is pure, so that's nice to know! Christina
ReplyDeleteWe do seem to have a lot of lichens in this part of the world, Christina. Long may it continue.
DeleteWonderful and astonishing stuff. Real science fiction.
ReplyDeleteI could get quite obsessive about looking for lichens as well as photographing them.
DeleteWow those photos are great. I love macro photography and lichens are fascinating.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Wellywoman. I'm glad other people find lichens interesting too.
DeleteAmazing! You captured the beautiful details of this interesting element of nature. I particularly like the one that appears to have tiny red blooms.
ReplyDeleteThe lichen with the red tips is my favourite too. There are not many of them about and as you can see, hard to get in focus...
DeleteLichen looks like land coral, don't you think.
ReplyDeleteAnd just as fragile, Mary.
DeleteYou and your camera are taking wonderful photos. I think Mary has summed it up,they are just like land coral.Lichen are so tiny and most would walk by without giving them a second glance, well done you for spotting them!
ReplyDeletePauline, they have opened a whole new world. I now spend a lot of time on my knees....
DeleteStunning, stunning photographs! Your lichen are so much more interesting that ours - but maybe I just need to take a closer look...
ReplyDeleteGet down there and have a look..
DeleteSuperb photos, some of them look more like corals thriving in the sea!
ReplyDeleteThanks. They have such beautiful structure when you look closely at them.
DeleteFeel like one of the wee folk as you've brought these amazing life forms to life. Lichens are the litmus test for pollution. In your woodland they undoubtedly suggest a healthy environment Janet - we have the sulphur lovers here.
ReplyDeleteIt's encouraging to see so many lichens in this part of the world. There are also a lot in Orkney but then clean air is expected up there. Thanks, Laura.
DeleteI've never seen those kind of plants in Japan! Amazing!!!So glad that you shared them with me:)
ReplyDeleteYou're very welcome, Keity. I'm sure there will be some in Japan. It's just a matter of finding them....
ReplyDeleteThese are as wonderful and fascinating as your fungus shots, Janet!
ReplyDeleteMaybe I should be doing a photo blog....
ReplyDeleteGoodness me Janet - abstract and wierd and dead designer. IS this what you saw with the naked eye or is there some magnification?
ReplyDeleteBoth Catherine. I spend a lot of time peering at the ground and then use macro on the camera to try to capture the image. They are weird and wonderful, aren't they?
ReplyDeleteOh Wow! Amazing images
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Thanks Karen. I'm practising..
DeleteWhat fabulous photos, a miniature forest revealed by your camera lens. Very cool.
ReplyDeleteJanet, thank you. I try to be cool but don't achieve it very often. Hope you're feeling tickety boo.
DeleteBrilliant, Janet. I was looking at an arrangement similar to that top photo and thinking, hmm - ought to get my camera. You beat me to it. Hehe. Interesting how many people like them, isn't it? Dave
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