I confess I don’t know the difference between moss and lichen. There are a lot of both in the valley, covering live trees and dead trees, gnarled and smooth bark. The mosses: dark green, brilliant green [below]…
… the lichens: a delicate pale green like pistachio ice cream. 
Some of it grows on oak trees [below]… 
and some on olive trees [below]. 
The moss, I think is the darkest green… 
… and the lichen the palest [below]. 
It is all beautiful.
5 to remember
la madera – the timber
la corteza – the bark [of tree]
el musgo – the moss
el liquen – the lichen
la diferencia – the difference
Nice pictures, lovely textures 🙂
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Thx, green is my favourite colour. SD
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You must get so close to see such beauty – in life as well.
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I just love green, seem magnetically attracted to it. Can still remember the green wallpaper on my bedroom as a kid – the 70s so I am sure the design would look totally naff now. SD
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There is lots of lichen here but not a lot of moss. The lichen is a wonderful, deep mustard yellow colour and like you say, covers the bark of both dead and live trees. It’s particularly pretty in winter as it gives some colour to the muted palette of the olive groves and almond trees.
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Yes, I love the variety of green! SD
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nice ones! 🙂
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Thx. SD
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