Ever Greens . . .
Xmas Moss
(NYC 12 2019)
Brown, white, and gray dominate an outdoor day explored after Solstice past. A setting reminiscent of Poe’s bleak December can get cultivated along the Hudson when the cold rain falls heavy and straight on a still, chilled day. The poet did know the local atmosphere; he wrote the poem here on the west side of Manhattan, after all.
The living color contrast to be found like an ornament nestled deep within the tree are the ever greens, the lichen and the moss. Both plants savor the cold damp days of December and decorate the more sober wood and stone. Their colors are barometric, the verdant reflects well on the health and vigor of the local air and water.
Welcome news, for those who reside here, or visit often to soak up the season’s songs and lights.
Yule Lichen
(NYC 12 2019)
Season’s Greetings . . .
— rPs 12 30 2019
Wildflowers of the West Village 
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