I finally finished the latest round of loss list paperwork after the house fire (the deadline was Monday and they sent me additions as late as Saturday afternoon!).
I thought it might be a good opportunity to step back in time and ignore the blowing snow and fire cleaning for a few minutes to celebrate an autumnal mushroom walk Piper and I took before all the excitement began. The bear's head tooth on the decaying fallen tree behind Piper was one of the main reasons for the excursion. They're delicious!
My mushroom books are all in the pile of things they are trying to clean, deodorize and reclaim (fingers crossed) so I'm missing my reference books and haven't done any identification work.
There were different textures, colors and growth habits everywhere.
I thought these (whatever they might be) were particularly interesting It looked like the emerging fungus was being parasitized by a different fungus. These were blooming on the ground near the base of trees and stumps.
I will post more of these in a day or so. It was a lovely walk with lots to see - and I hope it's a nice break from the cold, wind and snow.
5 comments:
Oh boy ! Fungi viewing in the winter ! Just when I was needing something to look at that ISN'T snow. Ya know?
How awful to be without your reference books! I would go nuts without being able to look through them and identify things. I hope your things are cleaned and deodorized soon!
I'm going to take a stab at some ids. The clumps on the standing up tree could possibly be Oyster Mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus). The brown ones at what looks like the foot of a tree look like some kind of Honey Mushroom (Armillaria sp.). The white fuzzy thingy beside the leaf is definitely one fungus being parasitized by another. Cool. The pretty one on the rotten log, well, I just can't find the name for it yet. I've tried to identify it for years, haven't been able to so far. It's a bummer ! Maybe you can figure it out for me. :^)
Oh yeah, in the pic with the Lion's Mane fungi and Piper, when I enlarge it, I see several more fungi on the ground and on sticks and stuff. Cool.
Just this very morning, I had sent a card out to you to let you know I've been thinking of you, and hoping things are progressing for your recovery. Then I see this cool blog entry - coincidence? I don't think so!
Hugs to ya, from BetsyLee
Thank you, BetsyLee! It's going to be at least another six months to a year before I get my stuff back and get to move back home. At present, the drywall and insulation have been removed from half the house and the rest will be gone before long. It is quite a process to clean and seal everything, apparently.
I think you might be right about the oyster mushrooms. They were a little bigger than usual and not covered with black beetles, so I wasn't absolutely sure. My mother used to collect and eat the honey mushrooms. I'm used to seeing them with the speckled caps, but these were pretty far gone. I think the one on the log is a turkey tail fungus of some kind, but I'm open to other suggestions! It was a very mushroom-y day, so I'm not surprised you're spotting the extras in the landscape!
And thank you so much for something to look forward to in the mail!! :)
Hugs right back to you!
Hi webfoot ❣️ so thankful for a non-snow view. So thankful for you and Piper.
It's nice and very needed to be able to walk away from the tougher things in life and look back at a more relaxed place and memories. To recharge for the next task. To see how far you have come is more refreshing and encouraging.
Sheila
Thanks, Sheila! Yes, looking back feels like a whole different life. I'm trying to keep moving forward and do something every day to keep things going in the right direction. I'm looking forward to getting something resembling that life back one of these days - and who knows? Maybe it will be even better! Hope springs eternal.... :)
Glad to hear you are on the recovery side of things hopefuly things go smoothly and quickl!
It's so interesting to see how many different fun-gus-y things there are to explore! I love seeing the turkey tails, they are my favorite so pretty and aptly named! (at least that is what I call anything that looks like them)
Thanks for the fun pics!
Shooz
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