Last year, we learned our porcupines do not like getting their paws wet. So my wife built them a little stone bridge to cross the 1 inch deep trench 🥹 They seem to have mastered it! Anything to not get wet. Even if they’re already soaked from the pouring rain…
These wonderful little Q-tip sprouty things are Swamp Beacon [Mitrula elegans] mushrooms, and up until yesterday I had never found one. In fact they aren’t listed in many of my guides or fungi websites I visit. They mostly grow on fallen conifer needles IN BOGS… so you can see why they don’t get a lot of press!
For #FungiFriday some:
Carbon Balls!
King Alfred’s Cakes!
Cramp Balls!
Coal Fungi!
Ulcer Clumps!
Ok, I made that last one up. Found this ash branch loaded with them as they age from a dirty brick red to black. The second picture is if you slice one open - you see concentric rings, like a tree.
@MonaApp Are you going to be able to pin down the Update Banner Photo bug that got introduced with the recent big update? Is there any kind of workaround that folks can do in the meantime?
Thanks!
@MonaApp That’s it! I currently use Larger Text as the 12 mini screen is a bit small for these late 50s eyes. I switched it to Standard Text and now can edit the banner photo. Excellent! I don’t know if you can readjust the size on your end, but if not, switching display size on my end isn’t that difficult.
Thanks for looking into this. I’m guessing it doesn’t impact too many folks. At least until they all get older :)
@RiversideBryan There is a lot going on in this photo! The way the sign is tucked under the bridge 👍🏽 and the combo of plants, metal, concrete, graffiti and color. Plus I’ve never seen a blue guardrail! Great shot.
In this installment of What Color Is My Turkey Tail, we have at least 8 distinct colors including chestnut brown, seaweed green, some sidewalk gray, and a pleasing splash of steel blue.
