moss grafitti April 17, 2012

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i’ve had this picture of artist anna garforth creating her moss topography for a while

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with the intention of figuring out how to do something similar.

since living amongst wonderful woodlands~ my obsession with moss grows

& i found this make moss grafitti how-to over at apartment therapy

so i thought i’d finally give it a shot!

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i collected some fresh & wild, woodland moss…

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rinsed & removed the plant matter & junk…

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i prepared the moss mixture according to the apartment therapy how-to’s,

picked out some stone slabs that were hanging around outside

and painted on the moss…

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i didn’t get fancy & use a template like ms. garforth & apartment therapy

i just free-handed it…

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moss is so welcoming…

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i put them in a secluded spot in the woodlette in my back yard

where conditions are perfect for growing moss.

now i just have to be patient & water them occasionally

& hopefully the moss will start to grow.

my plan is to relocate them to the base of a shady tree in the front yard.  stay tuned!

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i went to the woods March 22, 2012

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“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately,

to front only the essential facts of life,

and see if I could not learn what it had to teach,

and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.“
~Henry David Thoreau

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miss sadie {le pooch} and i went to the forest to hunt for morels

and to witness the delights of an early morning spring awakening…

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lovely little blooms dotted the woodland…

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i dub thee “faerie parasols”

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curious conk fungi formations…

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spring moss creeps along a patch of felled trees

{moss collected for a “moss graffiti” project…but no morels found beneath}

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“excuse me, mr. box turtle, but have you seen the morels?”

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ooo…a groovy natural green! {does this come in a pantone paint chip?}

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the perfect spot to find forest magic {or a morel?}

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oh!….rats…not a morel…

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“ah, sir beetle, can you point me toward the mysterious morel?”

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alas, no morels to be found today. the sudden onset of a summer-like spring

may prove to make the morel hunt more difficult. no matter ~ it’s all about the journey…

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oh, and on my journey out of the forest ~ i finally captured a somewhat decent photo

of just a couple of the turkey vultures that nest nearby {notice the ombre sky!}

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thank you for coming along on my forest journey. stay tuned for potential morel news ~ i hope!

{and the results of the “moss graffiti” project}

lucky lucky January 23, 2012

gorgeous pops of green spotted during a forest wandering yesterday.

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miss m found not one but two four-leaf clovers…

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charming little puffs of moss dot the forest floor…

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perfect water droplets on clover after a rainfall…

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“Green is the prime color of the world, and that from which its loveliness arises.”

~Pedro Calderon de la Barca