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Close green read
August 10, 2019 - I lead a lot of natural history walks, but today I had the wonderful experience of just being part of the led, in this c...
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Pommes de moss
April 02, 2019 - On every trek, except, I suppose, the ones that stick close to the shore, I amble by a group of ancient plants known as...
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Frozen
February 11, 2019 - During one of the earlier stretches of time when my granddaughter Stasia lived with us, she fell in love, as did most yo...
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Cave tale
January 07, 2019 - Despite the "bleak midwinter"—OK, actually, by the calendar, winter is still in its infancy—chill—2nd OK: by my records,...
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Named right
October 15, 2018 - Mosses are not easy to identify, but over the past few years, I've taken up the challenge and gotten pretty decent on a...
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Unexpected appearance
February 14, 2018 - Several months ago, I put together a terrarium that would house my collection of mosses in various containers living on...
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Thaw evidence
January 28, 2018 - Showers overnight and this morning gave way to sunnier skies, and after I walked, fast and camera-less, I grabbed the 85...
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The great meltdown begins
January 12, 2018 - The recent coy and halting flirtation with actual warmth, which is to say, temperatures consistently above the freezing...
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The quiet season
December 02, 2017 - I'm getting braver by the day and venturing further and further into the back woods behind the house. After I'd gotten i...
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Bryophyting
March 22, 2017 - A few years ago, I had the great good fortune, at an event known as the Andrews Foray, to run into a Mainer named Ralph...
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Green and white
December 14, 2016 - The recent, blessed rains have really greened up the mosses, and if my red-green colorblind eyes can pick up the vibrant...
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Not quite a true name
April 12, 2016 - The Virginia Rockbreaker, an extra hardy wildflower that grows with the local mosses and lichens on a roadside rock face...
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Entombed moss
April 06, 2016 - The morning started off ridiculously cold—19 at the low ebb, and if my record-keeping was better, it would probably have...
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Christmas Eve surprise
December 24, 2015 - The weather has gone from merely crazy to totally insane. The temperature today, Christmas Eve, is supposed to reach the...
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Moss generation next
April 12, 2015 - If my proverbial ship ever comes in—at this point in my dotage, I'm not holding my breath—I'm hoping it will pull into p...
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Recession in progress
January 13, 2015 - There may, or may not be, a genuine thaw in the offing, but after the warmer weather and rain of recent days, the modest...
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