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signs of life. These little accumulations of soil right above the surface point at organic activity underground:</p><figure id="736f"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*97lCPcmBIDhAfcCofMQvtQ.jpeg"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><p id="29f7">Decomposing branches and leaves are rich in bacteria, worms and other bugs that are digesting them to produce the nurture for the plants that will grow next spring.</p><figure id="59c4"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*BbwkB8KJUNnRYmUryvbHmw.jpeg"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><p id="b800">Just like the compost you can make at home:</p><div id="fbc4" class="link-block">
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<h2>Balcony Composting -Round 3</h2>
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<h2>The fall of the fall</h2>
<div><h3>Just two weeks ago the forests around here still wore leaves and their colors included quite some green…</h3></div>
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</div><h2 id="95d2">Marvels</h2><p id="17c7">If you remove the layer of surface leaves, more life becomes exposed. Even seeds sprouting already in the middle of the winter!</p><figure id="6edc"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*1byUL1kpglRk5p9rYBfW2g.jpeg"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><p id="6665">Talking about sprouts I was thrilled to see this one so early:</p><figure id="b977"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*-Ncb2L6c8vh6tR8WCa9NMQ.jpeg"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><h2 id="dac8">“Lower” lifeforms</h2><p id="191b">But
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by no reason simple, actually quite complex! Like lichens and mosses:</p><figure id="88d5"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*Jsu-sJ3j03U7Ej8m5sp8yg.jpeg"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><figure id="31b0"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*cQXshoVvCsrPHBAZkGlj_A.jpeg"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><p id="3f91">Sometimes in turn mosses support small plants that surprise you:</p><figure id="c521"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*SNe_cgi2PiaOvampS3ohUA.jpeg"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><h2 id="1f28">White</h2><p id="2b86">Even in the snow, life including upper plants and animals survive. Check out the story about this hike for more:</p><figure id="e311"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/0*55TLiwULgMFB8zbs.png"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><div id="4b4b" class="link-block">
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<h2>Winter walk around an altitude mountain lake</h2>
<div><h3>Just 1-hour train ride from home, we are up at 1000 m above sea level in the town of Le Pont, at the junction of Lac de…</h3></div>
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</div><h1 id="bb0d">It’s just a matter of looking carefully.</h1><p id="c251"><a href="https://www.lucianoabriata.com/"><b><i>www.lucianoabriata.com</i></b></a><i> I write and photoshoot about everything that lies in my broad sphere of interests: nature, science, technology, programming, etc. <a href="https://lucianosphere.medium.com/membership"><b>Become a Medium member</b></a> to access all its stories (affiliate links of the platform for which I get small revenues without cost to you) and <a href="https://lucianosphere.medium.com/subscribe"><b>subscribe to get my new stories</b></a><b> by email</b>. To <b>consult about small jobs</b> check my <a href="https://lucianoabriata.altervista.org/services/index.html"><b>services page here</b></a>. You can <a href="https://lucianoabriata.altervista.org/office/contact.html"><b>contact me here</b></a><b>.</b></i></p></article></body>
