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You can get in seriou --Apple-Mail-67--598208969 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi folks, No this isn't Selaginella rupestris. It looks to me like a young shoot of of the ground pine, Lycopodium obscurum. Cheers, Chris On 27-Jun-09, at 5:25 PM, David Webster wrote: > Hi Hans, Ruth & All, June 27, 2009 > Your 'ancient moss' might be _Selaginella rupestris_; the third > location in NS and the first off of Digby Neck if it is. > > Hopefully Ruth can confirm or correct. > Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Hans Toom > To: Naturens@Chebucto.Ns.Ca > Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2009 12:57 PM > Subject: [NatureNS] Nature Photos > > I hiked the coastal barren yesterday between Duncan's Cove and Ketch > Harbour and return, mostly inland away from the foggy cliffs. I > wore my hiking boots, always a bad move out here, and arrived back > at the car with soaking feet and pant legs. Many of the nesting > birds have already fledged and left, including the Lincoln's > Sparrows. How quickly it all happens, after our birds arrive from > the south they begin a frantic race against time to prepare strong > migration ready offspring poised to head south in the late summer > and fall. > > The highlight of my hike was the first Grass Pink Orchid of the > season, about a week or two early according to my information. I > only saw the one on the three hour hike. > > Laura and I found what we believe is a common ancient moss at > Chebucto Head. It's the first photo in this set so any help in > identifying it is appreciated. > > Patricia Chalmers alerted us all to the Golden Heather at Chebucto > Head. We found and photographed it on Thursday evening, a > magnificent plant, as are all flowering heaths and heathers. During > my trek yesterday I found more of this plant although never in large > bunches. > > Blue Flag Iris is in bloom everywhere but the best display of all is > in our backyard bog. Our property extends back 650 feet from the > road into the middle of this bog. You can get in serious trouble if > you walk out too far. But there were at least 50 of the iris in one > group and lots of Dragon's Mouth Orchids. > > Hans > > > http://www.pbase.com/snahmoot/image/114322571 > > _________________________________ > Hans Toom > Portuguese Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada > Website: http://hanstoom.com > _________________________________ > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.83/2191 - Release Date: > 06/21/09 05:53:00 --Apple-Mail-67--598208969 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi folks,<div><br></div><div>No = this isn't <i>Selaginella rupestris</i>. It looks to me like a = young shoot of of the ground pine, <i>Lycopodium = obscurum</i>.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div><br></div><div>Ch= ris</div><div><br><div><div>On 27-Jun-09, at 5:25 PM, David Webster = wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><div bgcolor=3D"#ffffff"><div><font face=3D"Arial" = size=3D"2">Hi Hans, Ruth & All, = June 27, 2009</font></div><div><font face=3D"Arial" = size=3D"2"> Your 'ancient moss' might be _Selaginella = rupestris_; the third location in NS and the first off of = Digby Neck if it is.</font></div><div> </div><div><font = face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"> Hopefully Ruth can confirm = or correct.</font></div><div><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">Yt, Dave = Webster, Kentville</font> </div><blockquote style=3D"padding-right: = 0px; padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, = 0); border-left-width: 2px; border-left-style: solid; margin-right: 0px; = "><div style=3D"font: normal normal normal 10pt/normal arial; ">----- = Original Message -----</div><div style=3D"background-image: initial; = background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; = -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; = background-color: rgb(228, 228, 228); font: normal normal normal = 10pt/normal arial; background-position: initial initial; = "><b>From:</b><span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><a = title=3D"Htoom@hfx.eastlink.ca" href=3D"mailto:Htoom@hfx.eastlink.ca">Hans= Toom</a></div><div style=3D"font: normal normal normal 10pt/normal = arial; "><b>To:</b><span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><a = title=3D"naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" = href=3D"mailto:Naturens@Chebucto.Ns.Ca">Naturens@Chebucto.Ns.Ca</a></div><= div style=3D"font: normal normal normal 10pt/normal arial; = "><b>Sent:</b><span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>Saturday,= June 27, 2009 12:57 PM</div><div style=3D"font: normal normal normal = 10pt/normal arial; "><b>Subject:</b><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>[NatureNS] Nature = Photos</div><div><br></div><div><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">I hiked = the coastal barren yesterday between Duncan's Cove and Ketch Harbour and = return, mostly inland away from the foggy cliffs. I wore my hiking = boots, always a bad move out here, and arrived back at the car with = soaking feet and pant legs. Many of the nesting birds have already = fledged and left, including the<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong>Lincoln's = Sparrows.</strong> How quickly it all happens, after our birds = arrive from the south they begin a frantic race against time to prepare = strong migration ready offspring poised to head south in the late summer = and fall.</font></div><div><font face=3D"Arial" = size=3D"2"></font> </div><div><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">The = highlight of my hike was the first<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong>Grass Pink = Orchid</strong>