Elevation-The Magic of Moss
Gathering Moss
A Fair Isle Journey from Mountains to Miracles
🏔️ The Art of Seeing
Paying attention to life here at all scales, I obviously can see these big mountains but it is the little moss that grows on them that fascinates too. Mosses, to be sure, are scientifically impressive beyond measure — the amphibians of vegetation, they were among the first plants to emerge from the ocean and conquer the land.
🌿 Gathering Moss
Beyond their scientific notoriety, mosses possess a kind of lyrical splendor that Fair Isle unravels with enchanting elegance — splendor that has to do with what these tiny organisms teach us about the art of seeing.
🔬 Scientific Wonder
Mosses number some 22,000 species and they inhabit nearly every ecosystem on earth and grow in places as diverse as the branch of an oak and the back of a beetle. This incredible diversity surrounds us here on Fair Isle.
✨ The Magic of Smallness
I look at all this vastness and return to all this smallness, the magic of moss—an extraordinary celebration of smallness and the grandeur of life. This humble moss is surprisingly magical, covering the whole island. It is the signature of all things here: The sheep eat it, we walk on it and the mountains are clothed in it.
🚶♂️ Walking on Wonder
Walking on this soft sponginess is like walking on a bouncy conveyor belt... The experience transforms every step into a connection with the living carpet that defines Fair Isle's character.
🌍 Nature's Vast Miracle
"Nature itself is one vast miracle and each of us in our personal life repeats that miracle. Human nature? Perhaps."
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