moss creatures and their minions

[piranha]

walklog:

05-16 ladysmith, holland creek trail (upper) 5.62 km 2:35 elevation gain 927m. oh, this is huff 'n puff'n trail; up and down and up and down and... also, we're having a heat wave (yesterday the heater was on at night, today the fan is). but i went anyway, though i waited until the late afternoon. waited a little too long, actually, since i decided partway in that i wasn't going to be able to make it a loop before darkness unless i really wanted to power-hoof it. which i didn't. so i just turned around. which leaves the rest of the trail and the falls for another day.

lots of ferns shooting new fronds: sword, lady, deer, licorice, maidenhead. many, many fringecups (tellima grandiflora) and springbeauties (claytonia sibirica). some coltsfoot (petasites frigidus palmatus) at the bottom of the creek, before it flows under the highway. a lovely beige-grey gilled mushroom group on a tree which i had never seen before. lots of light playing in the forest.

Comments

[djm4]

Those are beautiful.

[jodawi.livejournal.com]

you're one of those cruel makes-me-want-to-go-there people

[pir-anha.livejournal.com]

hey, if you ever want to come visit, i'll take you there. :)

[jodawi.livejournal.com]

You're up vancouvery? Mebb visit you, astralplane, akaspeedo, other suchlings.

[pir-anha.livejournal.com]

central vancouver island. 1.5 hours by ferry from vancouver.

[jodawi.livejournal.com]

i covet the island. i shall perhaps kidnap it one day, but until then, a visit might do.

maybe after job hunting brings home the job carcass. plan to tell them i need a week or two before can start, so i can have final gasp of freedom (i originally mistyped 'feedom') and poking about.

because of course i couldn't have done any of that over the last 7 months.

[jodawi.livejournal.com]

Shall a beaq and an I visit this weekend? Perhaps leave Friday evening, come back Sunday, suchlike.

Else, later this here months.

If visit, to please recommend lodgings, and give contact info, etc; send to jodawi@gmail.com

Also good to give phone, in case border guards are extra snarly.

[aquaeri.livejournal.com]

Gorgeous!