I met former COMA president, Morrs Palmer in New York’s Chinatown yesterday. He brought a fellow mycologist Dennis Aita along. I was not expecting to find mushrooms for another two months, so the discovery of the fresh king oyster (Pleurotis eryngi) and fresh shitake (Lentinula edodes) was a treat.
The king oyster has the long stem an shallow head. The shitake is round with an incurved cap. (more…)
What a difference a few hours makes. Yesterday afternoon was sunny and warm, but as the sun set, the wind kicked up an icy tantrum.
The applications for this year’s CSA are in. I was looking forward to watching sun rise over the garden. Apparently nature has other ideas.
Mushroom U classes have begun. Why is lactarius a separate genus from russula? I have no idea. All I know so far is that lactarius, when bruised, exudes latex, while russula does not.
I’m not sure what to make of this encounter.
I was so busy focusing on the hawk, I don’t know what the squirrel did next, but the hawk sat there for another minute or so - long enough for me to get a few shots like this:
The hawk flew off in the direction of the squirrel. I didn’t hear or see anything. I haven’t found any tracks that suggest the two did more than surprise each other.
Later on, I got in touch with Bird Lady and learned this immature Cooper’s Hawk, prefers to eat birds. But how did the squirrel know that?
The Basic Essentials of Knots for the Outdoors
What makes this book stand out is that the diagrams are shown for both left-handed and right-handed orientation. It rates with science books written by Margery Facklam
Why is this such a big deal? I’ve been working on ways to spend time in nature, but with less disturbance to the area than constructing and breaking-down a debris hut or quinzee. Knot-tying is essential to my next step into shelter. (more…)