Wordless Wednesday – Moss Galaxies

Posted on March 21, 2023 by Eliza Waters
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45 Responses to Wordless Wednesday – Moss Galaxies

  1. Dale's avatar Dale says:
    March 21, 2023 at 11:03 pm

    What a perfect description, Eliza!
    Love this!

  2. Anne's avatar Anne says:
    March 21, 2023 at 11:28 pm

    Having just been outdoors in the dark and looked up at the stars before the sun rises, I think your description is most apt!

  3. Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes's avatar Jaye Marie and Anita Dawes says:
    March 22, 2023 at 4:21 am

    I love moss, and my bonsai do too. It keeps their soil from drying out…

  4. Steve Schwartzman's avatar Steve Schwartzman says:
    March 22, 2023 at 5:18 am

    “Galaxies” is an interesting choice of words. It’s a reminder of “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away….”

  5. shoreacres's avatar shoreacres says:
    March 22, 2023 at 6:40 am

    I came across some moss at the Solo tract, and when I looked at the macro image of them, they did indeed look star-like. I had no idea.

    • Eliza Waters's avatar Eliza Waters says:
      March 22, 2023 at 3:46 pm

      Macro photography really opens us to a whole new world. I love it and esp. enjoy seeing shots by photographers with better equipment than mine.

  6. Barbara Rodgers's avatar Barbara Rodgers says:
    March 22, 2023 at 6:47 am

    A fitting description. The universe repeats it patterns everywhere, large and small. Love how bright the green is.

  7. Alice's avatar Alice says:
    March 22, 2023 at 6:55 am

    Sparkly green and soft….and snow!

  8. Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread's avatar Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread says:
    March 22, 2023 at 7:07 am

    Vertical planting at its very natural best. 🙂

  9. Pepper's avatar Pepper says:
    March 22, 2023 at 7:28 am

    Perfect title and lovely image for Wordless Wednesday. 😊

  10. Laurie Graves's avatar Laurie Graves says:
    March 22, 2023 at 8:33 am

    Perfect title! How they sparkle.

  11. theshrubqueen's avatar theshrubqueen says:
    March 22, 2023 at 9:06 am

    Pretty green with the bark constellations.

  12. Tina's avatar Tina says:
    March 22, 2023 at 9:33 am

    Love the bits of fuzzy green with the rough-textured bark; it’s a nice combination of emerging life with stable foundation. Nice shot!

  13. belindagroverphotography's avatar belindagroverphotography says:
    March 22, 2023 at 10:59 am

    It does seem like that, such intricate structures.

  14. Kris P's avatar Kris P says:
    March 22, 2023 at 1:02 pm

    Clever title. I’ve never seen moss climb trees but then moss is relatively uncommon here – except this year.

    • Eliza Waters's avatar Eliza Waters says:
      March 22, 2023 at 3:40 pm

      Thanks, Kris. We have many different types here growing on all sorts of surfaces. They do require a far amount of moisture, so they are probably having a good year given all the rain you’ve had.

  15. Widdershins's avatar Widdershins says:
    March 22, 2023 at 2:58 pm

    That they are. 😀

  16. Debbie's avatar Debbie says:
    March 22, 2023 at 4:01 pm

    Beautiful … and so is your title!

  17. Rebecca's avatar Rebecca says:
    March 22, 2023 at 4:18 pm

    I love their spring green color!

  18. Bay Photos By Donna's avatar Bay Photos By Donna says:
    March 22, 2023 at 6:33 pm

    Oh how pretty, it so livens up the winterscape!

  19. Bela Johnson's avatar Bela Johnson says:
    March 22, 2023 at 8:25 pm

    i do miss the variety of mosses and lichens in New England. Viscerally sometimes! 💗

    • Eliza Waters's avatar Eliza Waters says:
      March 22, 2023 at 8:55 pm

      Yes, there are many forms here and this winter has been a good one for them with most days above freezing and plentiful moisture. They practically glow!

      • Bela Johnson's avatar Bela Johnson says:
        March 22, 2023 at 8:58 pm

        As they would. We had orange and the most lovely shade of blue, also yellow on our lakeside land in Maine, growing on boulders as big as houses. I do miss how things were back then. 😊🪴🌳😉

  20. Steve Gingold's avatar Steve Gingold says:
    March 26, 2023 at 1:56 pm

    I love seeing tufts of moss and they do look starlike. Our dogwoods are covered in moss. Nice choice of descriptive word, Eliza!

  21. denisebushphoto's avatar denisebushphoto says:
    April 10, 2023 at 2:26 pm

    The green really pops from the gray bark and wintry background. I like how it is spaced out too!

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