Beech Sapling

A beech sapling grows in a clearing of pine trees

Tree Stump

Decaying tree stump with moss and lichen.

Tree Stump with Grasses

Decaying tree stump surrounded by dry grasses

Moss, Birch & Pines

Young birch trees, sheltered by pines, grow through the carpet of moss.

Forest Carpet

Carpet of mosses on the forest floor.

Birch Sapling and Moss

A birch sapling grows from the carpet of moss covering the forest floor.

Forest Carpet Detail

detail of the forest floor around a birch sapling.

Infant fern

A small fern sprouts from the mossy forest floor.