mimi
spent a lovely morning with the kids. Then home for a nap and then a walk in the pale sunshine.
Indikon
Lovely lichens!
mimi
Indikon
: It was only when I looked at the photos that I noticed the British Soldiers. Can you see the little red bits?
Indikon
I can. I didn’t know their name!
heylisa
Very cool details!
SteveBob
nice
nice
Lemongrass
those are reasonably bushy, so the air is not too badly polluted. 
mimi
Indikon
: I only learned about them a few years ago, after finding a colony on an old tree stump.
British Soldier Lichens Provide Color -
mimi
heylisa
: Whole worlds on those fence posts...
mimi
SteveBob
: But no presidential signs.
mimi
Lemongrass
: Good to know!
20SoCalDude26
Indikon
You can extract pigment from lichen, but I haven’t done it. The world feels so fragile now that I don’t want to start harvesting wild things.
Annie
I'm glad you had a lovely time with the kids. The lichens are beautiful.
Lemongrass
Indikon
: my mum showed me how to make fabric dyes from lichen and leaves when I was little. I expect we’ve had that conversation before!
mimi
20SoCalDude26
: 
mimi
Indikon
: I understand that feeling. Harvesting would be uncomfortable.
mimi
Annie
: Thank you. I hope you had a good day too. And lichens are a favorite of mine. Such wonderful soft colors. And marvelous shapes.
mimi
wileykat: It's sort of a fun name.
mimi
Lemongrass
: I think so but I'm glad you mentioned it. Your mum sounds like a resourceful person!
Lemongrass
the more I think about what she did, the more amazed I am. And I know only the half of it, as she died when I was still a child.
mimi
Lemongrass
: I'm sorry you lost her at such a young age. It's good you have some memories. 
Lemongrass
thanks. I’m extremely grateful to her for lots of things and have almost only good memories.
Indikon
Lemongrass
: She sounds like an interesting person to know!
mimi
Lemongrass
: I'm glad for that. And yes, must have been very interesting.