Tuesday, January 3, 2012

The Little Things

     For all the grandeur of the Redwood Forest, look a little closer and you will see beauty in the least expected places!  Here is a collect of some of the smaller things we found during our visit.
The moist coastal enviornment allows for mosses and ferns to grow everywhere.

Above, these mosses were grown on a stump.  Each stalk is about an inch long.  This particular variety was blooming.  How did they know it was Christmas?!  Below is a close-up of one of the flower buds.


We happened upon many varieties of mushroms and toadstools.  But alas, we never found the fairies.


Redwood Sorrel carpets many of the groves.  It's reminiscent of Irish Shamrocks.

The master architect was nowhere to be seen, but we had a lovely view of it's latest creation.

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