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Absolutely! When we slip, it's just the moss testing their power.

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I don't think we stand a chance against them 🤣

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Tell that to the stone walkway to our backyard! Getting there - upright - after a wet winter is a rite of passage (heh heh I’m killing me here)

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🤣 Nature always wins in the end. The mosses and molds will be long after us.

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I'm quite fond of moss, m'self.

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It does add a beautiful green layer, especially in the gray winter.

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It looks fresh and inviting!

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I love seeing all the moss on the trees, but I have to fight it back off the blacktop for safety's sake. 🤣

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Never bet against moss seems like pretty sound advice.

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It’s like the House, moss always wins over time

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I'd be

with great loss

without

that green moss.

You know Mud is friend of Moss!

Thanks always, Jason!

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I love your poem!

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My brother Jess, research scientist for Smithsonian, says, in 200,000 years, if man builds no more, there will "be not trace left behind. I could have loved you better, didn't mean to be unkind, you know that was the last thing on my mind." Tom Paxton.

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Despite all our penchant for mischief, our species and our works are all ephemeral.

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and what a good thing that is to accept. Keeps it in perspective.

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Love this comic!

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Thanks!

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Dec 12, 2023Liked by Jason McBride

Beautiful! You have me searching for signs of moss.

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Thank you! Come to the Pacific Northwest and you won't have to search! The stuff is everywhere in the winter!

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Moss, so beautiful,

But also so damn cheeky,

I do feel your pain.

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Great commiseration in 5-7-5!

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