My youngest sister gave me a retirement present.. A guide to foraging north american mushrooms.

 I guess the big prizes are Lions Mane and the Indian Ghost Pipe. So I guess I'm looking for those two mushrooms for her, as she is a serious tincturer! In the meanwhile my first day into it, I can identify a few fungi that pop up right in my back yard:    

Deer mushroom

deer mushroom upside down & a few others that I haven't been able to identify, yet

Hydnellum Concrescens

Christmas wreath lichen.

Cortinarius bottom

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Experiments with moss

 

Started walking again. Early mornings for one hour..

My dad's house.

one of my aunt's ponds.

 

Bats are victims of bad PR.

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/beneficial/attracting-bats-to-garden.htm

New cat in town. Pale orange Tom cat.

 

Best pic this year so far! The Princess Stumperina Pumpkin

 

Still spring