I'm glad you found it Mary. I love moss. I have no idea how many naps I've taken on beds of moss. I grew up with it.
I did see it in Alaska, I think I always look for it wherever I go. There's a lot of it right now since we've had several warmish days the past few weeks. The eastern part of KY is measuring snowfall, but Sunshine and I took a walk around my mossy yard today.
You know, Mary, I spent the middle half of my life thinking all that I learned in the mountains was nonsense, old wives tales and i hardly ever talked about plants to anybody. It wasn't until I was nearing retirement that I came across DG and something about it made my old memories kick in. Even then when I first wrote about poke sallet I thought I'd probably be kicked off the site. Now those old wives tales, the folk lore, the Native American beliefs are running parallel to so many scientific findings.
Aunt Bett and Ninna were using what they knew and had learned from their ancestors and they could very successfully live off the land. It's just too bad that many of us forgot those lessons we learned all those years ago. Not too late though, maybe we can talk about them now.
I'm so glad you have moss growing in your area, Mary. That is truly amazing, but where water is, so will be moss.
