A Moss Girl’s Guide to Japanese Moss Viewing
When I visited Japan I was surprised when my language partner's son had such a huge interest in <i>moss</i> of all things. Where I live in the U.S, moss is largely an unwanted thing akin to mold. Yet here was a man telling me the names of each kind of moss we passed and telling me certain characteristics of them.<p>I feigned my interest in moss as best as I could. I understand its implications in rock/moss gardens and when a colony is maintained properly it does look rather nice... but to me it is still <i>just moss</i>.<p>I have a feeling that I simply don't "get it".