A Little Lichen Curiosity
This little one wanted to peek at what the “spots” were on the rocks. He got a closer look at the colorful lichens that adorn the rocks with the help of my hand lens . His excitement is the sort of excitement I get when I meet a new plant, key a plant out or learn something new. I became interested in lichens when I began to explore the PNW and when I was in school studying in the field in the PNW where I met many lichens unlike what I was familiar with here in the desert. Th