The circle of lichen

So, I got out ahead of the weather to snap a better picture of my fancy blue lichen. I have examined it thoroughly and am more confident then ever that it is lichen. However, if anybody has the website where I can submit my picture to the lichen-heads I would appreciate it, I neglected to take it down. Anyhoo here are the pictures, tell me your thoughts.

Lichen or Finger paint?

This week i spent about five minuets a day roaming the woods in search of more blue lichen. My concern is that children to frequent the area and what i think is lichen could be finger paint! At our fearless leaders behest i researched images of lichen fruiting bodies and could not locate an image that was quite the color of my supposed lichen. this is the closest i could find:

Lichen videos, photos and facts - Fulgensia fulgida - ARKive

Here is a closeup image of the lichen in question. you be the judge.

Hi. It's me again

Hi everyone out there in the blogisphere, the snow has finally abated and science related stuff is popping up everywhere.

I'm at the YMCA nearly every day. this is where i workout and play basketball. there is also gorgeous reservation land surrounding their property. this is where i have chose to poke around for sciency stuff.

This week I found a few interesting things for you. I found them so interesting that I snapped a picture of them.

The first is a picture of a trail runners nightmare. This Is a massive system of tree roots. They almost make something like a staircase.

The second is some sweet blue lichen. Blue lichen is not uncommon, but is not usually found in suburban areas.

The third picture harkened us back to the "tree bike", it is a picture of a pin tree seemingly growing out of a boulder.

I love the comments I've been getting on my blog, keep them coming. I hope to keep you guys mildly entertained for the duration of the semester. Happy Blogging!