Monday, October 19, 2009

Macro Monday ~ Lichen

 

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Lichen1

Lichen2

 

Lichen3

 

And pond scum, too. (What our ‘Shrek’ pond looked like before I cleaned and winterized it last week. The fish looked much happier afterwards, too.)

Pond Scum

 

I apologize for being MIA at many of my favorite blogs lately. The weather has been warm, sunny and beautiful over the past week and we are taking full advantage of it by spending time hiking, letterboxing, winterizing and spending time outside with our critters, before winter’s bitter winds and snow arrive and send us shivering inside.

I hope y’all are doing great and I’ve not missed anything monumental. I’ll be back to visit very soon. :)

19 comments :

colleen said...

Great shots Lisa...Shrek pond...I bet the fish were happy. Have fun in the nice weather, it's a cool 24 here this morning with highs in the 40's...

Desert Rose said...

Enjoy the fine weather while you can...we all know you'll be back! LOL

Anonymous said...

Very nice macro shots. The last one looks like it could be boiling!!! LOL

Ed said...

I'm a Like'n the Lichen..:-))
And pond scum to boot, very cool..

Gail said...

Wonderful shots, enjoy the weather.

Anonymous said...

great captures...that pond scum is really gross.
have a great day ms. lisa.

Janice said...

Nice, that pond scum is different is there plants in there too or did you just get that good of a shot....some look like there going to burst open.

jane augenstein said...

Beautiful pictures, Lisa! Love the pond scum, LOL, gorgeous green! Our weather is cold here and we had our first frost this weekend, leaves are falling fast!
hugs,
Jane

Michelle said...

I love the Shrek pond. It's such a unique and interesting shot. Looks like something you'd see in National Geographic!

Anonymous said...

I like the green pond. LOL

Hope you are out enjoying yourself! We miss you though.

allhorsestuff said...

Ooou...that Pond stuff made me squirm a tad(pole)!Nice shots!!!

I am glad that you are out and about having some fun in the fallish sun- girlie!
Me too...been out and about...now trying to spend time visitng...it is so nice to have all the friends online like this , huh! Lovely blogging community it is to be involved with..just love to read and view such talent and spirit and connect! Makes me feel alive and smile with the whole world!
XO
KAC
seeya round the world, I am sure!

Lori Skoog said...

Excellent shots as usual! Crisp colors.

threecollie said...

Pretty neat pics...and I don't blame you for wanting to be out!

clairz said...

Back when I was raising sheep and doing a lot of spinning and natural dyeing, I did some lichen dyeing. The kind that I gathered made a wonderful rich brown, but what I remember best was the wonderful smell that the wool took on from the lichen--delicious and woodsy!

Wonderful photos, thank you for sharing them, Lisa.

Amy said...

Great macros of the lichens. Shrek's pond is an awesome place for textures...I wouldn't want to go swimming there though. :)

Far Side of Fifty said...

I like the Lichens too..you have different kinds there! That pond scum is a lovely green color..very Shrekish! :)

Anonymous said...

hahaha oh lisa!
i once called a girl i knew "pond scum" in a fight.. but your photo is awesome & so not what i thought pond scum would look like ;)

Leah Fry said...

The pond scum one looks like a witch's brew!

Have fun out there while you can, Lisa!

flowerweaver said...

Wow, that's definitely shrekish water! I am amazed that sometimes a small colony of lichen is hundreds of years old! Give new respect for the stuff.