The Villagers

[best appreciated at full size against black]

Last Saturday, Steve and I went to the top of the Upper Table Rocks to look for wildflowers and any other wonderful thing we could find. As I made my way over the flat mesa, I soon discovered beautiful Haircap moss growing on rocks near the vernal pools (seasonal marsh). Bending down to get a nose-close view, I found myself facing a village of sporophytes who look as if they've gathered together to meet the strange huge being who came to visit! Aren't they incredible?! Every kind of moss has a different type of sporophyte and Haircap moss sporophytes are much larger than the ones on our property! I really like their shape, don't you?! :)

I've uploaded two other pictures today and I hope you'll visit them too!

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This image was taken in March, 2012.