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Tag Archives: lichens
So I moved into a new house and I took some photos…
There is a rock in the flower bed on the north side of the house, and it has lichens on it. This is the same rock. There is a little bit of moss under the deck. The light on the … Continue reading
Adapting to Conditions
For several weeks I had been planning on taking three days off and doing some trips to look for some of Iowa’s rarer butterflies, and just to get out in nature in general. So I took Wednesday through Friday off … Continue reading
Posted in Biological diversity, plants, Uncategorized
Tagged galls, lichens, macro photography
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Lichen Christmas
We are having very unusual weather for Christmas. Rain, lightning, thunder, and temperatures predicted to be as high as 50 degrees F. During a gap in the rain I went outside and took a photo of a lichen. Nothing rare, … Continue reading
Lichens on Bone with Mite
I like to photograph lichens after or even during rain. When wet, lichens swell up and have very bright colors. These lichens were dry and on a deer skull. Even when dry, they have an interesting look.
Posted in Biological diversity, photography, Uncategorized
Tagged lichens, macro photography
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November’s Life
This November has been unseasonably warm. Then about half-way through the month we got a few inches of snow. The snow melted slowly, but it was followed by rain and freezing rain. Now the sun is out but it is … Continue reading
Posted in plants, rural scenics
Tagged fungi, Ice, lichens, macro photography, mosses
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Death and Lichens
We found the remains of a deer a few years back. We kept its skull and have it on a table outside. I noticed that there were lichens growing on it, and took this photo of some dried lichens in … Continue reading
More Beauty in Nature
We have seen that flies can be beautiful. But there is beauty all around us in nature. Some would argue that flowers are beautiful because they need to be bright and colorful in order to attract pollinators. That same … Continue reading
Posted in Biological diversity, Henry W. Parker, plants
Tagged beauty, bryophytes, hornwort, lichens, mosses
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A Blog about a Rock
We live on the edge of the where the Des Moines Lobe of the Wisconsin Glacier reached its farthest southern extent. You can see it in the landscape–a number of small hills show where the glacier stopped and dropped its load of rocks and gravel. This … Continue reading
Posted in rural scenics, Uncategorized
Tagged geology, glaciers, lichens, macro photography, nature, rocks
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It Rained Today
A pretty good soaker, actually. We got just under an inch of rain. In normal years, some of that would run off, but this just soaked right into the ground. The rain made all the trunks of trees wet, and … Continue reading