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| The glen of Auchengaich Burn |
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| A bryophytically enhanced fence post |
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| Love larches |
There are several old shielings near where these larch trees grow on the lower slopes of Beinn Chaorach.
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| Magellanic Bog Moss (Sphagnum magellanicum) and blaeberry (Vaccinium myrtilus) shoots |
I want to know why this moss is called magellanic. Wiki doesn't seem to know. Anyone?
Update:
DerbyshireDaughter sent this link about the Magellanic Moorlands of Tierra del Fuego. I guess this sphagnum moss growing on similar Scottish moorlands was named after Darwin's comments about the peat bogs of that part of the world.
DerbyshireDaughter sent this link about the Magellanic Moorlands of Tierra del Fuego. I guess this sphagnum moss growing on similar Scottish moorlands was named after Darwin's comments about the peat bogs of that part of the world.
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| Larch cones |
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| Caterpillar curled up on the mitt of Little She Bear |
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| Bilberry plants teetering on the edge of the ravine |
The drop into this cool, no! cold!, pool was quite dizzifying. The bridge across this ravine was pretty impressive too.
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