Lichen Covered Root Monster

As I hike, I let my imagination run wild. Actually it is running wild whether I’m hiking or folding clothes fresh from the line, or sitting at my desk trying to do my Spanish homework! But on my hikes, the various tree roots that I encounter are often the subject of my fantasies. Here’s one: a Lichen Covered Root Monster. I don’t have a scientific name for him yet, but I do know that he, at some point in his former life, *did* breathe fire.

The Monster
The Monster

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Brenda Clements Jones

Brenda is a certified Virginia Master Naturalist, a Habitat Defender for Shenandoah National Park, and a devoted fan of Mother Nature. She lives in a cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Shenandoah National Park, and hikes up to the higher elevations of her mountain often to see what nature is up to. Her constant hiking companion is a camera that captures nature as it unfolds through the seasons. It’s her goal to share the natural world around her through her photographs.

4 thoughts on “Lichen Covered Root Monster”

  3. Brenda your imagination should inspire everyone to look and learn as they walk. Love your take on this “texture of nature”.

    1. Loret! I sure hope so! My mind seems to run on overdrive most of the time! I’m always imagining what things in the woods look like – something other than what they actually are! I wish more would **really look** as they hike. There is so much out there to be seen and appreciated!

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