Lichen

Once again, I'm posting really late today. I'm having such a crazy few days at the moment, out almost all the time, but trying to add the occasional photo in case friends might want to see them, friends who were out on the same hikes/walks as I have been on. Was on a long walk in Weaselhead called Dawn Chorus, from 3:30 this morning till roughly 7:15 a.m.. I called in to get a sandwich locally for "breakfast" and then repeated the walk with some birding friends from 9:00 a.m. till about 12:00 noon. I was then very fortunate to be invited to go along with a friend to do her Mountain Bluebird nesting box route this afternoon, outside the city. Thanks so much, Sue! We saw a mixture of Bluebirds and Tree Swallows and anything from an empty box to a box with nest, eggs, babies and even a couple of adults inside them. Just like yesterday, I will be going on a long, full-day botanizing hike tomorrow. Then, on Monday, I can totally collapse and hopefully get some sleep!!!

Saw this Lichen yesterday, when I went with friends to botanize a wonderful area of rolling, virgin prairie grasslands, home to Raymond Nadeau and his wife. This property lies west of Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, down towards the border between Canada and the US.