Wandering through the grounds at Bloedel Reserve, we came across a bench for visitors.  This bench did not look too inviting and I suspect it hadn’t been used for a while.  Maybe this was due to the shutdown period when no one was visiting so no one was sitting on the bench.  Alternatively, maybe no one ever sits on the bench.  Whatever the reason, this bench has accumulated a decent layer of moss.

The bench is located in a shady spot near water so clearly it is a moist environment.  A good place for moss to grow.  The bench has plenty of surfaces on which things can get established.  It isn’t in the least bit remote, though, so hardly out of the way of regular traffic.  Still, with that much moss now on it, I think it is probably not an appealing place for people to sit.  Consequently, the moss is going to remain undisturbed.  I wonder whether they will clean it off or, if we come back in a year, the bench will be encased in a cushion of moss!