The time when I could find the freshest and tender lichen is over. Sun shines stronger, temperature rises and we had no rain for quite some time already. Add quite a windy coastal climate and you will know what I am saying.
Lichens and mosses will soon dry up to crisp.
I shot those last week near the ocean. From a distance they look so fluffy, but they were already pretty dry to the touch. They will now stay like that until the fall rains come.
They still so cool though!
This was a young cork tree. You can see the nice back that in few years, when it is nice and thick and the tree is old enough, it will be taken off and used to close the wine bottles (and other things). Most of the cork trees around have tons of lichens growing on them. The very porous bark is a perfect spot to grow I guess. Even though it is really dry in summer
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Shot with Nikon D5500 + Sigma 105mm lens
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