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| Ornamental Pear, Prentiss county, Mississippi, USA, July 6, 2015 |
I was hoping for a sunny blue sky for this photo's background, but we've had cloudy, rainy skies for a week or more.
It is a tall tree with glossy green leaves. It has probably grown a little since last month, but not enough to tell the difference. I didn't know what I could post about this month until I remembered a tip from another Tree Follower (or was it you, Lucy?): Look around to see what is growing under or near the tree. So I looked underneath the tree and found ...........
Moss! A pretty green carpet thriving in the shade the tree provides. (I think that orange dot is a tiny mushroom). I had to really hunker down and set the camera on the ground to get this photo, but I think it well worth the trouble. I don't get up and down as well as I used to!
Have a wonderful day!
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What a very beautiful picture. A heap of green stars.
ReplyDeleteP.S. Have tried to tweet about this post but Twitter has locked me out. It thinks I'm a machine and asks for my phone number to prove otherwise. But as I don't remember ever having given my phone number I'm reluctant to do this now. So . . . currently stuck! Once I've fathomed how to get back in I'll recommend your post there!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great photo! -- the moss beautifully sharp and the tree soft in the distance
ReplyDeleteYour tree is gorgeous--I especially like that first photo. Bradfords grow here (Austin, Tx.) too, but I don't recall ever seeing one as large as yours.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful tree - love the photo of the moss too.
ReplyDeleteLovely tree - and I particularly like the moss (and a free mushroom, too!)
ReplyDeleteI'm no expert, but the moss looks a bit like Polytrichum commune (also known as common haircap moss, common hair moss or great Goldilocks) - or maybe something in that family.
I love the idea of tiny pears, even if they are too small for humans to bother with.
All the best :)
An impressive tree!
ReplyDeleteA lovely tree. And a very nice moss photo.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful variety of moss! A sea of stars with the mushroom as a harvest moon ... Now there's a thought!
ReplyDeleteGreat picture of your tree, and the moss is just lovely!
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