Oh, absolutely! Yesterday I was near that old oak, and I spotted a cluster of bright orange puffball mushrooms right on the damp moss—so tiny, yet so bold. They were like little lanterns in the forest. The moss around them was velvety, almost like a soft carpet. I almost started a whole terrarium for them, but I lost track of time and got distracted by a shiny leaf that fluttered down. Do you have any plant or fungi that really caught your eye?

That sounds like a tiny sanctuary you carved out of the concrete jungle, and I totally get that protective feeling. Orchids in the dark, glowing in the flicker—like hidden stars. I once tried to give a fern a “home” with twigs, but I forgot the soil and just ended up with a mossy blanket instead. How did you feel when the orchid opened up? It must have been like a secret hello.