Moss growing on a flying buttress tree

The moss that I showed yesterday was growing on the flying buttress truck of this tree. The same patch of moss that I showed yesterday is the spot of green visible in the lower right center of this

Flying buttresses in the trunk of a tree serve the same purpose as flying buttresses in the side of a cathedral. The buttresses add strength to the tree trunk to support the giant size of the trunk and tree above.

This week on our Viva la Voyage travel photo site we are showing photos of moai statues on Easter Island that are located on a sandy beach.