Sometimes you glimpse another time in an unexpected place. On the dripping rock foundation of a fake castle, glorifying a fictitious romantic past I spotted liverworts: very flat; very green and really very old.
These simple and strange life forms predate all vascular plants by millions of years, have no internal means of transporting food and survive on the whim of a raindrop. Flat and granular against the rock, they glisten in their encasing film of water, surviving all human attempts at immortality, to out live us all in a single sheet of slime.
wonderful shots.
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they were oddly photogenic
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An amazing plant, Cathy, and a beautifully poetic description.
Best,
Tanja
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they were the best thing about the castle!
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Fascinating. xx
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it is good to find something green at this time of year! x
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I do love liverworts. 😀
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I think the club of those who appreciate liverworts is very exclusive!
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