Solstice

The Morgan Garden would not continue to delight its visitors without the help of a group of volunteers, the Friends of the Tiger Glen. Here are a few of these individuals are helping Marc create a mix of Bryum argenteum fragments, sand and soil to sweep into the "river stones" in the bed of the cleft.

I thoroughly enjoy tracking time in the coming and passing of astronomical events and mulling over the significance of it all. Today marks the beginning of winter and as the sun continues its ascent from our earthly perspective and grows in strength, I turn my focus to what has yet to come. I am very excited.

I have no idea what awaits me in the coming year but I have my desires. I am very thankful for the opportunities I received throughout 2011, even down to this last month.

You may recall in previous posts, landscape designer Marc Keane asked for my services in identifying the mosses in his Morgan Garden at the Johnson Museum. Amidst my frantic masters thesis writing I managed to squeeze in a moss photo shoot and a bit of corresponding descriptive text. To which I have already alluded, I am a little pressed for time, otherwise I would copy this interpretive information on this post, so click here instead!

I got to chatting with one of the curators at the museum and it looks like there is a strong possibility of me giving a talk on my involvement with this garden this coming Spring. I hope it becomes a reality!

Exciting Note: I have since contributed to 3 more botanical-nomenclature-focused publications! See my updated post for more details.