The reserve we go to is left to evolve with little interference from the agency that oversees the area’s green spaces. If a tree is brought down in a windstorm or by decay, unless it blocks the path, it’s left where it falls to break down and eventually feed the forest floor. Insects, vegetation, birds and mammals benefit from all stages of the trees’ existence.
Mushrooms were scarce this year given the dry summer we had but this old tree seemed to provide the perfect conditions for them as well as other vegetation. I liked the “hedge” the mushrooms formed to the hollow in the tree, perhaps it was the entrance to someone’s den.
April 23, 2017 at 9:20 am
Great depth . http://aquariadeals.com/author/cassieupb0/
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April 23, 2017 at 12:27 pm
Thank you
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April 18, 2017 at 9:28 am
Nice post
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April 18, 2017 at 9:29 am
Thank you.
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April 15, 2017 at 1:41 am
Wow you’re a very talented photographer – entrancing photo!
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April 15, 2017 at 7:07 am
Thanks very much!
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January 14, 2017 at 11:37 pm
Nice range of greens from the moss to the taller vegetation. And certainly makes me think if summer!
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January 15, 2017 at 8:20 am
It’s nice to look back at shots like this when it’s cold outside!
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January 14, 2017 at 3:48 pm
Beautiful photo, the mushrooms are the icing on the cake.
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January 14, 2017 at 5:35 pm
Thanks very much!
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January 14, 2017 at 3:38 pm
Nice! A marvelous little world unto itself.
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January 14, 2017 at 5:35 pm
Thank you!
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January 14, 2017 at 2:28 pm
My son calls the breakfast I normally make “Forest Floor”
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January 14, 2017 at 12:50 pm
There’s a whole other world down there when you stop to look closely.
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January 14, 2017 at 1:07 pm
There certainly is!
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January 14, 2017 at 11:51 am
It is quote magical to go to a place that is primarily left to be as natural as possible. I’ve been to a reserve that is managed the same way, there I saw a few large trees that has fallen naturally, they continued to grow and provide a home and food to the wildlife that lived there, great image.
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January 14, 2017 at 1:06 pm
Thank you Laura. That’s how I feel about our favourite reserve!
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January 14, 2017 at 9:18 am
Very nice! A natural terrarium!! Dwight
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January 14, 2017 at 10:29 am
Thank you. Nicely put!
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January 14, 2017 at 10:35 am
One of my favorite things!
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January 14, 2017 at 8:25 am
A beautiful forest image.
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January 14, 2017 at 10:27 am
Thank you.
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January 14, 2017 at 5:23 am
Gorgeous, Belinda!
Have a great weekend.
Best regards – Dina & co
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January 14, 2017 at 7:50 am
Thank you! And you as well.
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January 14, 2017 at 3:05 am
This is just my cup of tea, Belinda 🙂 The mushrooms and the moss, nature doing its thing. Beautiful photo!
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January 14, 2017 at 7:49 am
Thank you Pete!
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January 14, 2017 at 1:25 am
Nature is endlessly fascinating! 😀 There is such richness and abundance of animals and plants and phenomena to observe. I love your study of this fallen tree as it continues in its next phase in the never-ending web of life.
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January 14, 2017 at 7:48 am
I appreciate your thoughtful comment. Pleased you like the photo.
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January 14, 2017 at 11:34 am
You’re welcome, Belinda! 😀
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