I confess: It's Friday, the sun is shining, it feels like summer, and the Little Discovery Channel Promo That Could is pretty much playing on a loop on my desktop. (Stephen Hawking! Boom de ah da!) Yes, a promotional video sums up my happiness. Laugh if you must, but it's not like every time I hear it on my t.v. I race to the living room and dance around waiting for the final, rewarding sentence or anything. The world is just awesome indeed ...

I know I'm not the only one; some commenter on YouTube says, "I joined the 'I won't stop singing 'Boomdiata' after watching Discovery Channel' group on facebook!'" So there.

How fantastic is this moss? I can feel it, all springy, cool and textured, under my feet. How blissful to relax near low-growing moss on a sweltering summer day?

I admit it, I am moss-obsessed. It just seems like the perfect solution to itchy grass. It doesn't need much water after it's established, it loves nutrient-depleted, acidic soil, there's no mowing ... Sounds great, right?

I was especially inspired by a great article in the New York Times. I have no idea whether I can grow it in my Kansas neighborhood, but I have designs on a particular shady, bald patch of yard and I'm heading to my favorite greenhouse this weekend, so cross your fingers!

This photo is from moss dealers and experts, Moss Acres.