I I took this picture of the moss growing on the roof-line of the buildings at the Cold Spring Tavern. It was soft to the touch, Emerald green silk velvet came to mind. Happy Wednesday!
The goodness of the world grew like moss in cracks, she thought. It grew, somehow, with hidden roots, nourished by something unseen.
JK Bishop
Hi Ron and Alexandra- I had to look twice to see what it was!!! Very interesting.
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
Will Hamm
Aurora, CO
Hello Alexandra and Ron - I imagine the appeal is better to see/admire than to touch. Just imagining, mind you, no first hand experiences with touching moss on roofs.
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
Hello Ron and A, You have a good eye all the time for your Wednesday blog, keep them coming.
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
I see dollar signs flowing down the drain never to be seen again
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
Alexndra, I wonder what a Home Inspector's Perspective would be of this picture?:))Endre
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
Did you know there are 700 species of moss in British Columbia? That's a lot of names to learn.
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
Morning Alexandra.
It does add color to the roof line. I can only imagine what an inspector would write about it
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
Good morning Ron and Alexandra. You won't be finding any moss on a rolling stone. 
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
When I was out hiking yesterday, I saw this type of moss on rocks and thought it looked very nice.
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
I don't think I've ever seen anything quite like this, Alexandra...it's a lovely picture against the backdrop of the trees. But as someone who deals with home inspections all the time I did have to wonder what an inspector's assessment of this would be!
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
Good morning Alexandra. I love this photo, your sentiments and moss covered anything.
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
Thanks for sharing your photograph and the paired quote.
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
It's charming to look at, but my first thought was also about the damage to the roof. Lol. We are certainly all familiar with the home inspectors flagging any moss growing on a roof or structure.
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
It lloks charming and velvet like, and enticing one to reach out and touch it.
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
Endre Barath, Jr. yes, it is about perspective. Perhaps I should have mentioned that these building have been here since the late 1800's, and have survived all kinds of natural disasters, fires set by idiots also. I am sure inspectors would read the riot act, but this is a historical building of Santa Babara County. When we have fires and the building is threatened, they have a fireproof silicon wrap for it that was specifically creaated. A
Nick Vandekar, 610-203-4543 Living in Napa was living in moss heaven. We had it everywhere on trees, on the decks, etc. When summer came it disappeared with the high summer temos that make for good Cabernet Sauvignon. I don't recall moss on our roof when we left. LOL A
Wow Alexandra that is amazing yes you should have mentioned it. Truly incredible nice to see that they try to protect it from all perils natural or human...Endre
Debb Janes EcoBroker and Bernie Stea JD we agree with the charm, however for a building that still functions having been built in the late 1800's to still be useful and operational, it speaks volumes, to the fact "that they don't build them like this anymore!"
Debb Janes
Camas, WA
Excellent point. So true.
Endre Barath, Jr. I have mentioned this in many posts on Cold Spring Tavern, and I realize that I have to repeat myself, as people forget and new people read the posts. Enjoy the dry weekend...A
Yes I resemble that remark, learn slow and forget fast:)Endre
There is something so quaint and authentic about a mossy roof. When I first moved into my home, most of the houses had heavy shake roofs. As they aged we would sometimes see roofs that had similar mossy look. However, over the years, they have been replaced with other types of materials.
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