Princess Pine

Another foggy morning, but we did see the sun for a little bit today. Myles and I took our morning walk into the woods to see if there were any good pictures of the fog lurking where no one could see. While Myles was pointedly sniffing out the remains of deer, porcupine, and maybe even moose, I found this Princess Pine. They are so delicate and lacy. I have always loved them but I soon found out they don't cut well. I've tried making garland with them as we have quite a few on our property. They dry out really fast, so I just use them as accents in other arrangements or leave them alone and go into the woods to admire them.

Princess pine or Lycopodium clavatum, is found all over the world. It is however confined to places where the ground has been undisturbed. It is now considered an endangered plant as many farmers till up land and builders cut down trees to build more homes and more businesses. It is part of the club moss family and other members of this family closely related to it are stagshorn club moss, running pine, running moss, and many other combinations. Princess pine is sometimes confused with princess pine tree, although they are completely different, the names are the same, and both are used in decorations.

On another topic, Logan is playing tonight At Colby-Sawyer College. I couldn't help but feel a little nostalgic when I was out looking for a fog picture. In 5th grade Logan worked many little jobs to earn money and we shared the cost with him to buy this hoop. It was not unusual for him to be out "shooting" late into the night or early in the morning, he works on things he is interested in. It now sits empty until he comes home for breaks from school, but I know there's a hoop at Plymouth State that he is near whenever he can be.