#Go Outside

[krasna-strelka]

So that's where the snails sleep. I see.

[maureen2musings]

Hiking Mt. Rainier

spirithiker

[stricturedgrace]

[lichenaday]

Omphalora arizonica

Potato-chip lichen

People ask me all the time if you can eat lichens. For most lichens you *can* eat them, but they just aren't very delicious or particularly nutritious. I think the better question is *should* you eat lichens, and the answer is generally NO. So knowing that, what smart guy decided to start calling the critically endangered O. arizonica potato-chip lichen? Basically BEGGING for it to be eaten? I don't know but please, if you come across this dude and think "mmmm, cronchy . . . " just leave him be, OK? This umbilicate foliose lichen grows on cliff and vertical rock faces at high elevations in SW USA. It can grow up to 20 cm in diameter, but usually can be found in round, folded bunched 5-10 cm across. The upper surface is yellow and ridged, with round papillae surrounding punctiform (dot-like) pseudocyphellae (areas of the cortex lacking algal cells so as to appear paler than the rest of the surface). The lower surface is dark blue-green to black, and covered in more papillate pseudocyphellae and tubercles. It produces lots of apothecia, which have a red-brown disk and prominent margin. O. arizonica has a patchy, unpredictable distribution, and was once likely more widespread according to historical records, but whatever factors have caused its decline are still not understood. Like with so many lichens, more research is needed to fully elucidate its specific niche, and measures should be taken to protect these lil rock snacks until we know more.

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[rhinedottirau]

"Chappell Roan will criticize Biden and she will criticize Kamala for hugging and kissing Liz Cheney but now that Trump is in office she has nothing to say!"

What is a pop star that sings about being gay supposed to do against the Trump administration??? Are we really purity testing one of the few openly pro Palestine voices in mainstream music right now because she isn't leading a revolution against Trump as a POP! STAR!!!!!

[supremeromanticizer]

"future spouse this future spouse that" ... how about your future if you don't log into Indeed.com?

[lavendercowboyart]

he thinks u should go outside ✨

[unmarkedplot]

📸: shot by me / @unmarkedplot

[nobeerreviews]

Real travel requires a maximum of unscheduled wandering, for there is no other way of discovering surprises and marvels, which, as I see it, is the only good reason for not staying at home.

-- Alan Watts

(Roma)

[6lursed]

[fern-raven]

Shrublands oasis sunrise ☀️🌳

[maureen2musings]

Southern Delta Aquariids scatter light across the desert sky with up to 25 fleeting trails per hour

jthtucson

[lichenaday]

Cladonia leporina

Jester lichen

Currently yelling at my colleague about how ridiculous it is that for most of my life, I didn't *see* Cladonias, or most lichens for that matter. I, who spent so much time outside and considered myself a real student of nature never noticed them. Seriously, how was I just overlooking things like this in the world? The mind boggles. C. leporina has a fruticose thallus of widely spreading branches growing is cushions up to 5 cm tall and 10 cm wide. It is greenish-yellow in color, with a smooth, corticate (bark-like) surface. It produces bright red apothecia from the branch tips. C. leporina grows on sandy soil and wood in the southeastern USA and Caribbean islands. I understand Elton John when I look at this little guy, because honestly, how wonderful life truly is, while Cladonia's in the world.

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[squad-3]

Joey Griddy

this was a great day to be off tumblr it appears haha

[dreamyydaisyy]

It looks like a memory