It looks like a mop head growing off the top of this rock. It is in fact a lichen known as Usnea inermis. A popular name for it is "old man's beard".

On a more dramatic note, it did make me think of those ugly creatures known as Morlocks in the 1960 sci-fi movie, The Time Machine.

1960 George Pal - "The Time Machine" (Morlocks excerpt)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_S4eGrczdQ

I just liked the fact that the seedhead looked like a ball of fluff.

Lockdown has offered me the opportunity to remember why I love photography. It's been 8 years. I'm having to read the manual again!

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Leica M240

Thanks to everyone who takes the time to view, comment, and fave my photos.

This is an Atlantic longfin squid "egg mop" washed up on the beach. Multiple squid contribute eggs to the same mop. Unfortunately, this one was washed ashore.

I found this the other day at a Save-a-Lot grocery store. I like the dirt monster on this!

330025 at Bristol Temple Meads TMD.

Petrophile linearis PIXI MOPS

Have a good one

Part of my Saturday routine is to smash the house with the hoover then mop the floors to my Mrs satisfaction, 10/10 this morning so I earned a big kiss, well worth it ;-)))))))))

Used my LX100 connected via WiFi to my smart phone for this shot, great for these low down shots, got full control over all the settings & zoom, love it ;-)))

One from the archives I'm afraid.

Happy Monochrome Bokeh Thursday.

Rikenon ‘Tomioka’ 60mm f2.8 1:1 Macro

Heading onto the Omaha Main portion of the UP KC Metro Sub at Minnesota Ave by Kaw Point, the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri Rivers, is UP train YFX82R-06 heading to work the Port of Kansas City-Woodswether Terminal. A pair of Geep's provide the power, and on the rear is a MOP short bay window caboose that they'll use as a shoving platform when they home to UP's Quindaro Yard at the Fairfax District. 11/6/22.

My life with 1 camera for 1 year.

i like this one alot :D

mops schwarz weiss acrylic pinsel schnell schnell molä auge

some kind of fungus gone off I guess !

New Forest

Google lens had no clue what this might be ((-:

The pub sign for the Mops & Brooms at Well End, to the north of Borehamwood.

Los Angeles, Ca.

Holga

Small "mop" for basting BBQ with thick sauce.

Final 3 from a wet walk around Brixton...

Old art by Artista and Irony on this wall. The art was recently cleaned up by the artists after some tagging, only to be tagged again...why did they bother? Maybe the guy with the mop can give it a wipe down...

*MoP mOp* まったり再開。

Cleaner mopping the shopping center's floor. Kowloon, Hong Kong

Treacle looking a little moppy and pink :-)

Obi needs a hair cut.

Toronto, Ontario

More Infos in my Blog

(german) picbox.eu/laaaddyyy-on-the-mopped/

Bangkok, Thailand

I've called this 'mop top' because...

a) I don't know the name and

b) I think you can see by looking at it why lol!

This bloom is from the same bush as the one in my triptych (below) from previous post...

I can say it 'till the cows come in (I don't have any cows hahaha so they'll never come in) I AM in AWE of MOTHER NATURE'S ARTISTRY and filled with JOY every time I view her works!!!!!!!!!!

*PS~really worth viewing in large! :)

Frosted Mop Head Hydrangea, just down the lane from me.

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TP&W has gotten the signal for #20 to proceed east and as the caboose clears there is a track speeder waiting to cross as well as another SB on the MOP.