Eclectic Human<p>Came upon this, from the British Lichen Society: "<a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Churchyards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Churchyards</span></a> are of supreme importance for <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/lichen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lichen</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a>." This churchyard is certainly doing its part: here's a <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/gravestone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gravestone</span></a> covered in lichen at Cille Choirill in <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scotland</span></a>.</p><p>I'm torn between appreciation of the way lichen softens a graveyard and frustration that so many inscriptions become illegible.<br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/LichenSubscribe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LichenSubscribe</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/TombTuesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TombTuesday</span></a></p><p><a href="https://britishlichensociety.org.uk/conservation/churchyard/churchyard-lichens" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">britishlichensociety.org.uk/co</span><span class="invisible">nservation/churchyard/churchyard-lichens</span></a></p>