~Elizabeth Gilbert
Not 100% sure why I picked mosses for Art Thursday this week (I mean, I'm not sure what made them come to mind), but aren't they cool? Moss garden info links are at the bottom.
Moss garden at Hakone Art Museum
Big Ben in Japan
Tokyo, Japan
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moss, ginkakuji
Kate Nevens
Bulletin de l'Herbier Boissier, 1890s
by Herbier Boissier
Marsh Macro Dolly Sods
ForestWander
Goutte d'eau
by Thomas Bresson
Moss And Lava, Iceland
by Gretar Skulason
How to Create a Moss Garden
Types of Moss for Landscaping
Moss in Japanese Gardens
Very interesting subject today, Tabatha, and interesting photos to go along with it. Red moss, moss and lava, moss as a market item...fascinating.
ReplyDeleteLike a lot of people, I guess, I've always heard that moss grows on the north side of trees. Being the curious person that I am, I looked up some info on this phenomenon. Here's some information from the UCSB Science Line:
Actually, moss doesn't only grow on the north side of trees, it just MOSTLY grows on the north side. Also, that rule only applies in the northern hemisphere--in the southern hemisphere, moss mostly grows on the south sides of trees. The reason is that in the northern hemisphere, because of the tilt of the Earth on its axis, the sun almost always appears to be a little south of directly overhead. That's why rooms with windows facing south are brighter than rooms with windows facing north. This is important for the mosses because the north sides of trees (in the northern hemisphere) are shadier and therefore moister. The south sides of trees get more sunlight, so water evaporates faster there.
Very cool info! Makes total sense.
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