A big windy rain storm with thunder and lightning moved through last night and made a lot of noise especially with all the branches and stuff blowing against the house.
I thought a photo of some of the sticks might make a good photo for the blog. I saw the sticks, but what I really noticed was how large the moss on the trees has grown.
All these mossy trees remind me of the moss covered trees I have seen on trips through Washington state.
Washington has a much wetter climate that lends itself to lots of greenery. In fact one of the few temperate rain forest in the U.S.
Well, I was surprised by the exuberant green mossy growth up and down the trees, on the roof and pretty much where ever the moss has found a spot it likes.
I think moss is beautiful and when I ever get my garden going I would love to have moss growing all around in the garden. Of course I would need to find shady places where it could thrive.
I found this recipe for growing moss, how to grow moss for your garden, on eHow. I think it would add so much to the garden to have moss established to make the garden look like it had been there for a long time.
Chicken update: The hen is doing ok? No egg today. That's good. I would rather she healed herself up than produce eggs.
(March 30, 2009)
I need another trip to the quilt store.
[6 eggs today]
I have been searching around for different ways to discourage predators. I am not looking forward to visits from bears or any other hungry critters. The black bears are hungry in Spring after their winter sleep and may come looking for chicken dinners.
It's snowing!
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