26 Friday Jan 2024
I’ve probably said this before. I’ll probably say this again in the future. Next time you’re passing a wooden fence- or gate-post, particularly an older post, take a moment to look at the top of it because there will almost certainly be a marvellous miniscule landscape, with a dazzling display of diverse textures and lush colours, and possibly even a tiny creature or two.
04 Friday Feb 2022
Posted in lichen
Here’s another lush miniature landscape, this one from a walk along the coastal path this morning, the lichen growing on a wooden fence post, exuberant in the clean fresh salty air.
05 Tuesday Jan 2021
Just one old fencepost, wood species unknown, but look at the number of lichen species it’s home to, as well as the lichen-loving Springtails. It’s a multifarious microcosm of the wider environment, a miniature landscape of vibrant colour and diverse shapes. Old fenceposts are usually worth a closer look.
17 Saturday Feb 2018
The big picture:
a group of wooden posts, incised with rune-like writing, once part of a sculpture trail around Cosmeston Lakes Country Park.
The small picture:
an incredible diversity of lichens, mosses and fungi in a surprising array of subtle textures and hues.
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