Yesterday was a bright, sunny day, so I went to Narbeck Wetland Preserve to see who was about. As usual with the birds there, I could hear them, but not see them. There were the usual Dark-eyed Juncos, two kinds of chickadees, and a Bewick’s Wren. I did, however, spot a male mallard duck, way back in a thicket.
Which is actually the name of a small town in South-west Washington.
Given that I live in the Pacific Northwest-Wet, we have lots of moss. Most stationary objects get moss-covered. And there are all sorts of organisms living in that moss.
It was a productive and tranquil walk.
Calling-all-RushBabes 
You can find the occasional stationary car in the Pacific Northwest with moss growing on it. High vehicle licensing fees in Washington contribute to reluctance to renew license tabs and cars being parked and undriven for long periods of time.
Yeah, like the car parked in our neighbor’s driveway!
There’s a farm on my route to and from my favorite golf course up in NW Illinois where at least a dozen old vehicles, mostly pickups or small SUV’s, have sat, slowly becoming one with the land, as it were, for about the past ten years. It’s an unincorporated area of the county, and apparently no one in authority wants to deal with it. <SMH>
By the way, my absence from your blog for some weeks was accidental. Somehow the “notify me” option got un-checked on my end, and some other fun things (sarc) were going on in my world, so I didn’t even notice. Mea culpa! 😉
Welcome back!