SAUNTERING NATURALISTS

September 28, 2008

 

A WALK IN THE WOODS

    

On a beautiful fall day, we found some spare time to go exploring.  The leaves are still green on the trees but the flowering smoke grass signals the end of winter with an explosion of seeds.

 

MUSHROOMS ARE EVERYWHERE

 

And they can be frightening in their beauty!  These Amanita jacksonii found in Lyle's woods are edible, but not choice.  Most seasoned mushroom hunters avoid eating amanitas, so we followed suit. 

 

We found these two "Split-a-part" Mushrooms outside our back door and thought they looked like us.  Meanwhile, the pony logs Bob plugged with mushroom spawn a couple of months ago have only yielded wild fungus.

 

BACK IN THE WOODS WE FOUND

   

Umbrellas - cute, staid and fractured.

 

BUMPS ON LOGS

 

In shelves and in waves.

 

RUFFLES AND SLIME 

   

  Climbing up trees and clinging to the sides of fallen limbs.

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