Warm Springs!

I've often heard that there are warm springs on the mountain but I've never been able to find them. Well, yesterday I was bound and determined and finally did find one! It isn't hot (which I would love) but it is warm. A whole lot warmer than the spring water we use here in the house! It was a fantastic hike. I saw so many different varieties of plants in the area I hiked through. Ferns unlike those down lower near the house. Lots of wood orchids too. One was just done blooming - how I wish I had seen it in bloom! The mosses were much greener as there were so many streams still flowing in the area. Very lush! I want to head back up there this weekend and do some more exploring. I did see an area that was an old dump. I wondered if there were any old dishes or bottles in there.
I started out hunting for liverworts and ended up coming home with lots of cushions and a few lichens. I had enough to make up a package for a customer so off they went this morning in the mail.
The woods are ever-changing with the weather. You can tell fall is fast approaching. I feel somewhat sad at the thought of cold weather. I don't enjoy my hikes in the snow and ice!

Tonight's Hike - Pink Mushroom, Moss Ring, Colorful Moss & Lichens, Sphagnum Moss

TONIGHT'S HIKE IN PICTURES! IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL EVENING TO BE IN THE WOODS!

Pretty pink mushroom!

There are a few trees back there that have rings of moss around them. Love it!

A colorful combination of cushion moss and lichens with haircap moss sprinkled through-out.

Sphagnum moss growing in the boggy areas. Once we get some rain, it will perk right up!

New Ecrater Store for Mosses, Lichens, etc.

I did it!
I worked most of the evening and opened a new Ecrater store just for my mosses!
Check it out! Lots more to add yet but it's a start! Still need to add my Logo too!

http://woodlandwonders.ecrater.com/

Lots of Lichens!

So many lichens are popping up everywhere! They look so beautiful mixing in with the deep green rock caps! I need to take my camera tonight when I hike. I want to do something with them in a terrarium. I decided to try to harvest some sphagnum moss. That stuff really absorbs the rain - it was so heavy the other day but now seems dry enough to ship to someone without too much cost. I'll need to get out there this evening. More rains are predicted this weekend. We sure need the rain so I'm not complaining...
I sold some moss on Ecrater! I will list more this evening. Ecrater is great but sales are not near as good as Ebay. People just don't know about Ecrater plus so many sellers really jack their prices on there. Anyway, my Ecrater store has always been for clothing but I've now added some mosses. I would like to start a store just for that but then I'd be starting with zero feedback and I don't know if I want to do that. If anyone wants to check it out, my store is at:
http://hotvintagelooks.ecrater.com/