From there it meanders through a valley of grass and moss, where it is joined by other streams and rivers before continuing its 4,000-mile [6,000 km] journey to the Atlantic Ocean.
He goes on: “If you look closer into the rug, you find it woven of rich fabrics —velvety mosses of black and bottle-green, brocaded lichens in gold and rose, filigree trimmings of grey-green lace.” —The IPCC Guide to Irish Peatlands.
To succeed in this struggle, the barteria needs help to keep itself free from smothering creepers and from moss that prevents light from reaching the leaves.
There seemed to have been grass paths here and there, and in one or two corners there were alcoves of evergreen with stone seats or tall moss- covered flower urns in them.
In her book Elephant Memories, writer Cynthia Moss recalls seeing an entire herd go to sleep: “First the young calves, then the older ones, and finally the adult females all lay down and went to sleep.
A group of Australian and American scientists found fossils of “leaves, wood and pollen along with moss and insect eggs . . . just 500km [300 miles] from the South Pole, indicating a climate 20-25C [35°-45° F.] warmer than today,” reports the newspaper The Australian.
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Immaculately dressed in dark brown plumage, the dipper sported a clean white bib extending from just under the lower beak to halfway down its breast, contrasting sharply with the wet green moss covering the rocks.
Black bears, unmatched for size anywhere in the world, roam the moss- carpeted forests that contain one- thousand- year- old trees, including giant Sitka spruce, red cedar, and hemlock.
The first vegetation to appear in these fields consists of lichens and mosses, but in the older lava fields, you will find wild berries and low-growing shrubs.