Mycelium to meet ya!

[Lorien]

there was a mushroom festival last weekend we went to. It was pretty low key, but pretty informative. I picked up a mushroom guidebook and I think I'm getting the mushroom id bug

 

[BigMoney]

 

[Lorien]

these lil puffballs are delish

near as I can tell, these are conifer tufts. The look so cool

 

[Lorien]

 

[Lorien]

 

[taldesta]

Taken late August this year during our road trip - at a wild camp in North Central Saskatchewan, a province I had only known from earlier crossings via the South for its dry prairies and singing roadsides. Kindly pardon the use of my foot for perspective ... the dog was busy

 

[Lorien]

Taken late August this year during our road trip - at a wild camp in North Central Saskatchewan, a province I had only known from earlier crossings via the South for its dry prairies and singing roadsides. Kindly pardon the use of my foot for perspective ... the dog was busy


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is that porcini?

 

[taldesta]

I understand that the cap of a porcini can reach a foot in diameter ... but must admit my id skills are sadly lacking. This one was out in the open (hot summer) as well. Finding it in Saskatchewan just West of Flin FLon Manitoba - well, it surprised me. In several of the wild camps I took across the prairies, I found mushrooms in regions where it was hard to find enough tree cover to hide the vehicle. I recall thinking at the time, what a meal it would make!

Edited to add:

 

[barleywino]

 

[Lorien]

?

 

[Rollercoaster]

NJ mushrooms

 

[BigMoney]

 

[Lorien]

 

[l1ranger]

its that time of year around here

 

[Lorien]

 

[jmh33]

 

[Lorien]

 

[l1ranger]

nice chickens guys. between surgery and now covid, I havent been out in the woods since early July.
we did get some nice rains recently so I may try to take a walk this weekend

I've also been thinking about getting plugs and trying to grow my own oysters. anybody messed with that before?

 

[taldesta]

My camp is completely surrounded by cool, deep-shade woods ...

So no surprise to find these growing everywhere on the forest floor just the other day .. not fancy but plentiful

As sure as jays squawk and crows caw ... fall colours are not far off. I'll expect flocks of grackles filling branches overhead soon. Temp 7⁰C overnight.

 

[BigMoney]