Wharf weeds

I'm constantly amazed by nature. Grass, moss and lichen seem to thrive in the most unexpected places.
It's G's birthday today and we'd planned to go out for dinner. Both of us are a bit under the weather though, so there's a big pot of split pea soup simmering on the stove and we'll look forward to celebrating another day.
Here's a couple of photos of my granddaughter from their local paper, if you're interested. Click on the 2nd and 4th buttons under the first photo. She's #10 in the maroon uniform. She looks rather ferocious (intense) in the last one - I wouldn't be able to stop her from scoring! But then she's almost 4 inches taller than I am. :)