Moss coming out of the woodgrain on this tie.

[ipsquiggle@sunny.garden]

Moss coming out of the woodgrain on this tie. I've never seen it this "detailed" before, beautiful!
#Mosstodon

[lovemakeshare@sunny.garden]

@ipsquiggle Great shot, what a lucky find! Made me think of an island chain in a fantasy world. A photo with a million stories in it.

[pussreboots@sfba.social]

@ipsquiggle Cool.

[ipsquiggle@sunny.garden]

@lovemakeshare
Oooh that is a great story starter! Dang! Thank you for giving me that perspective!! 🙌🙌🙌

[rexi@mastodon.social]

@ipsquiggle

if it's an old railroad tie preserved at some point with creosote, the softer wood likely absorbed more, and now decays more slowly; the harder grain having less poison has become a better moss substrate.

[vitalicious@mastodon.ghostdub.de]

@ipsquiggle Like fingerprints, beautiful!

[ipsquiggle@sunny.garden]

@rexi
Oh cool, that makes sense!

I wonder if it also has something to do with moisture retention for similar reasons, usually these ties are coated in moss, but temperatures have been near freezing and so maybe the softer wood has become unsuitable while the grain thaws more quickly or something. 🤔

[ipsquiggle@sunny.garden]

@vitalicious
Hah yes, nice comparison!

[simonigroove@kind.social]

@ipsquiggle I am 🤩 with this moss! How can I cultivate it on my own wood like this?

[susiarnott@mastodon.green]

@ipsquiggle ping @CrispinHughes