We finally had some warm and dry weather so I wondered around the property. This winter and early spring I spent some time photographing a moss on an old elm stump at the edge of our yard. I went over and checked it out.
The moss is still there, but it is under a canopy of other plants now. Poison ivy is right there in front.
I have not yet identified the moss (but I am going to get around to it). It has made some significant changes and maybe I will post photos I have taken over the seasons sometime.
And, I found a bug that was new to me. This is a fragile forktail, Ischnura posita. So far I have identified 19 species of dragonflies and damselflies on our property. I am sure there are more that I haven’t photographed or identified yet.
The roused bear 