Kato
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Coffee-drinker with a very special Boston terrier.
I see a mossy mix of textures, colors, etc. this is what ChatGPT sees: “.mixed bryophyte and lichen community featuring broom moss (Dicranum scoparium), cypress-leaved plait moss (Hypnum cupressiforme), and a colony of pixie cup lichen (Cladonia chlorophaea complex) with podetia and apothecial cups”
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I see a mossy mix of textures, colors, etc. this is what ChatGPT sees: “.mixed bryophyte and lichen community featuring broom moss (Dicranum scoparium), cypress-leaved plait moss (Hypnum cupressiforme), and a colony of pixie cup lichen (Cladonia chlorophaea complex) with podetia and apothecial cups”
No moss today. Just this sweet little muffin.
November 9, 2025 at 10:32 PM
No moss today. Just this sweet little muffin.
Kato, moss, and gorgeous Japanese maple leaves. The colors this fall have been spectacular!
November 8, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Kato, moss, and gorgeous Japanese maple leaves. The colors this fall have been spectacular!
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“Back in my day, we didn’t have autism!”
What was going on back in the day:
What was going on back in the day:
November 8, 2025 at 1:29 AM
“Back in my day, we didn’t have autism!”
What was going on back in the day:
What was going on back in the day:
And we just happened upon this cute mossy bench with an owl petroglyph embedded in it. Happy Friday, everyone!
November 7, 2025 at 11:50 PM
And we just happened upon this cute mossy bench with an owl petroglyph embedded in it. Happy Friday, everyone!
Happy Friday! This guy’s just starting to get some moss between the toes. Check back in a month or so!
November 7, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Happy Friday! This guy’s just starting to get some moss between the toes. Check back in a month or so!
Mossy tree and a Japanese maple
November 5, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Mossy tree and a Japanese maple
Moss Monday a day late.
November 5, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Moss Monday a day late.
Smiling Kato ..and mossy parking strip.
November 2, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Smiling Kato ..and mossy parking strip.
Mossy wall with Kato’s buddy, Oliver
October 31, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Mossy wall with Kato’s buddy, Oliver
…and happy Halloween from kato.
October 30, 2025 at 11:11 PM
…and happy Halloween from kato.
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Mary Battersby (fl. 1801–1841) was an Irish artist and naturalist.
The Royal Dublin Society received four volumes of her drawings and a letter. Another two volumes are in the Ulster Museum. A small album is also in the collections of the National Library of Ireland.
The Royal Dublin Society received four volumes of her drawings and a letter. Another two volumes are in the Ulster Museum. A small album is also in the collections of the National Library of Ireland.
October 30, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Mary Battersby (fl. 1801–1841) was an Irish artist and naturalist.
The Royal Dublin Society received four volumes of her drawings and a letter. Another two volumes are in the Ulster Museum. A small album is also in the collections of the National Library of Ireland.
The Royal Dublin Society received four volumes of her drawings and a letter. Another two volumes are in the Ulster Museum. A small album is also in the collections of the National Library of Ireland.
#mossmonday Now for your moment of zen.
October 7, 2025 at 12:24 AM
#mossmonday Now for your moment of zen.
#mossmonday and the fun Dr. Seuss inspired tubes/horns are a type of lichen. According to ChatGPT “the gray tube-like things are Cladonia cup lichens (pixie cups) — most likely Cladonia fimbriata or a close relative.”
September 30, 2025 at 2:18 AM
#mossmonday and the fun Dr. Seuss inspired tubes/horns are a type of lichen. According to ChatGPT “the gray tube-like things are Cladonia cup lichens (pixie cups) — most likely Cladonia fimbriata or a close relative.”
Mossy wall with Kato. The rain is finally starting again and the moss is perking up!
September 30, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Mossy wall with Kato. The rain is finally starting again and the moss is perking up!
Oh those eyes. And that moss!
September 13, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Oh those eyes. And that moss!
There’s a small woodpecker among the mossy branches.
September 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
There’s a small woodpecker among the mossy branches.
Big mossy bowl. …and Kato.
August 20, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Big mossy bowl. …and Kato.
King Kato with majestic mossy tree.
August 17, 2025 at 5:23 PM
King Kato with majestic mossy tree.
Just a little bit of rain yesterday and the moss is back to vibrant green from dry brown.
August 8, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Just a little bit of rain yesterday and the moss is back to vibrant green from dry brown.
Hey, SierraMtn! It was Colorado near the Flatirons. Beautiful spot and so different from the PNW
I’m thinking, maybe Wisconsin
August 8, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Hey, SierraMtn! It was Colorado near the Flatirons. Beautiful spot and so different from the PNW
One of those rainy days that makes the PNW so magically mossy.
August 6, 2025 at 5:58 PM
One of those rainy days that makes the PNW so magically mossy.