Lichen

Under the Locust Tree*

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– Field Note by Justine Kibbe November 20, 2017.

If You Lichen Me & I Lichen You
(Lichens are fungi that live in intimate association with algae)
And We Lichen both the same
(The partnership may also include cyanobacteria)
I Lichen say this very day, I Lichen change your name
(With photosynthesis)
“Cause I love-a you and love-a you true and if you -a love- a me
One live as two, two live as one”
(So symbiotic!)
Under the Locust tree

*With admiration for Hooverness, as well as Judy Garland…

Winter Woolens

Winter Woolens?

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I caught up with a Woolly Bear “caterpillar of the community” while pedaling the Fishers Island Recreational Bike path just to see what traditional folklore might have to say. With a wider rusty band of color-we can hope for a mild winter. More black, might indicate more severe weather.

– Video Snippet by FIConservancy Naturalist Justine Kibbe, February 15, 2018