O'er the bare upland, and away
Through the long reach of desert woods,
The embracing sunbeams chastely play,
And gladden these deep solitudes.

Chill airs and wintry winds! my ear
Has grown familiar with your song;
I hear it in the opening year,
I listen, and it cheers me long.

Opposable thumb privilege excludes teddy bears

Toad in the hole #cooking

Tree stump somewhere near Glasgow. #mossfriends

Alien eggs? #fungifriends

Moss covered glacial erratics #moss #geology

#moss #woodland

Morning beautiful! #gardening #wildflowers

Maiden pinks. Come back soon. #wildflowers #gardening

Doest thou come here often?

Canada: Musée canadien de la nature. It's the moon!

The cucumbers are doing their own weeding. #garden

Wakey, wakey! #fungifriends

Moss and lichen in the Algonquin Park

Moss on most redwood bark. Huntsville, On.

A carpet of moss