Looking Down- Part 2: Portland, OR Moss

If one were to start a conversation concerning Portland, and the Pacific Northwest in general, the abundance of rain and clouds throughout a sizable portion of the year will inevitably be a topic. With this oceanic climate and the basic knowledge that moss enjoys damp and shady locations, you can assume locating moss is an exceedingly easy task. Moss covers all types of surfaces, and this includes the ground; so, in continuing the series of looking down, I decided to keep an eye out for the moss under my feet in Portland.

Outside of locating moss, I quickly became interested in how much a part of the city's atmosphere moss seems to be. Portland has a very green look to it throughout the year, even in winter, and sometimes the role of moss in this is overlooked (at least it was by me for a good while). To be short about it, my eyes were opened to the beauty of moss.

Moss is all throughout the urban landscape of Portland, filling in the gaps of cracked roads and sidewalks, shady spots in parks, lawns of moss instead of grass, and anywhere that is a conducive nook or cranny.