Moss is biologically fascinating, and although it’s often overlooked, it can also be quite lovely. The varieties are vast, and honestly I don’t have a great grasp on identifying them. But I do try to notice moss when I’m out and about, and to engage with it when I have a macro lens handy.
In this instance, whatever variety I encountered was a microcosm of the forest itself, appearing as a second, tiny forest complete with towering pines and secret trails.
Photography is really about seeing, and the truth I return to over and over again is that there is so much more to the world around us than meets the eye. It’s well worth slowing down to notice more of it,