Mt. Fuji Cherry

Spring is here, and I'm kicking myself that I've missed out on weeks of prime opportunities to take pictures of trees...when they're blooming. I have two good excuses: a dead camera battery and grad school. I did manage to snap the lovely pale white upside-down blossoms of the Mt. Fuji Flowering Cherry a couple weeks back before my battery died.

I like lichen

I recently learned that lichens are an indicator species of sorts. Apparently they don't hold up well in polluted air. It was nice to learn this because it adds a new meaning to the variety of patterns and colors I see on my daily walks. Fuzzy, soft, organic, form-fitting: Lichen. This specimen, in Couch Park on NW Glisan, reminds me of a couture dress.

Respect