Puck explores the forest again

Puck wanted to go to the forest again. He is an enthusiastic little explorer who wants to see everything.



- Here is a less trodden path, almost overgrown, we'll take this.


- Nice shady ferns...


These are much taller than me!


- Hmm... should we take this cross path... No, we'll continue upwards.


- We can still stop and examine the greater plantains


- Now this is a rocky road!


- Climbing was hard work, I must rest a bit...


- Insects like these fireweed - can you see the little flower fly on the right side. There was a bumble bee too, but we did not manage to capture it in the picture. The building you see in the background is the water reservoir.


- To prove I'm very brave I climbed a pine...


- I have to admit it was a very small pine...


This is a dry place because there is very little soil on the bedrock, but lichen and moss grow even in dry places.



- Here's a pine root growing on almost bare rock!

- We had a nice trip and saw lots of interesting things.

Haitula explores the forest

Haitula tells:

Today I decided it is my turn to go out and explore the forest. Here are some pictures of what I saw:


- It has rained so much that weeds sprout in every crack in the black top.


- The little brook lined with ferns is so nice to watch and to listen to.


- Because of the rain everything is so lush ahd green. Lots of delicate ferns and mosses.


- A rolling stone gathers no moss, but these rocks have not rolled since the ice age, so they have gathered quite a lot moss.


- The lake is so big and blue...


- I think this pine is dead. But the moss behind is alive. The reddish brown color is sporn cases, the moss is about to spread new spores soon.


- Here a living tree has grown its roots over a dead tree stump.


-Close up you can see they are birch roots.


- Under the stump is a secret passage. I wonder if this will lead to an underground world... I wonder if I would meet Alice and the white rabbit there...

Puck's Midsummer Day

It's Midsummer Day, and we have had thunder showers and even hailstones but in the afternoon the weather finally cleared up so that we could go out. Puck insisted that it is his turn as he has never been out. He enjoyed exploring everything even if the forest was still wet.

Stonecrop.


A sunny spot among the ferns that love shadows.


A old tree stump.


Soft moss is nice to sit on - but it is a bit wet!


Rock climbing is always fun...


... but don't fall into the crevice!


The rock has split into two. Puck can't quite touch the both sides of the chasm simultaneously.


The hard rain has gouged its marks into gravel roads.


Here's a nice sunny spot to rest a bit.


Wild strawberries - but they are still raw.