70 one day, 30-something the next.
Sun one day, rain the next.
Just when the Blue Corporals, Fragile Forktails, and Citrine Forktails appear, the rain comes, or the temperature drops, or the wind blows and blows and blows.
Just when my flowering trees bloom, the rain comes, or the temperature drops, or the wind blows and blows and blows.
And the leaves replace the blooms and the bugs come out only in late afternoon when it's as warm as it will be.
No lingerer, this cruel spring.
At least the British soldiers lichen doesn't seem to care.
Algae + Fungi = Lichen
One specific kind of algae + One specific kind of fungi = One specific kind of lichen
Think of algae and fungi as teammates with the new team called "Lichen."
Sandy Nelson does a fine job of describing this symbiotic relationship here.
Now add Robley: lying flat-out in the muddy spongy beds on the shore of Lake Cheston. Sun and a temperature in the 50s. A camera in hand. Now this is symbiosis.
Specific algae + Specific fungi + Robley = British Soldier Lichen Joy
