I found the fungus broken off and laying on the ground next to the log.
The underside of the fungus, it was very spongy, not woody at all.
As you can see it's bigger than my hand.
A pine needle fell in the forest - the Eagle saw it - the Deer heard it - the Bear smelled it
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Polyporus squamosus
I found the fungus broken off and laying on the ground next to the log. The underside of the fungus, it was very spongy, not woody at all. As you can see it's bigger than my hand.
Wild Ginger Blossoms
I felt pretty lucky to find the wild ginger in blossom tonight, dh spotted the plant not even five minutes after I told him I was hoping to get a photo of the blossoms.
Monday, May 05, 2008
Potholes
Here is an example of an old quarry being returned to nature, this place is loaded with artifical potholes but to the untrained eye they look quite natural and normal.
Nest
A very interesting nest, we didn't see much evidence as to whose handiwork this was so I'm thinking it might be a nest from last year. This tree, which has been dead for some time, came down in a recent windstorm as it was up last weekend when we went to the woods to look for morels.
Crows
I took this about two months ago right after a snow storm, there were about 50 or so crows in the neighbors tree most waiting for their turn to scavange on something that had died in the alley.
Squirrel
Our squirrel, she lives in our attic, not by choice on our part mind you, we've named her Trouble.
Sunday, May 04, 2008
Rusticus crapus
Rusticus crapus an all too familiar introduced alien species into our natural woods!
Mayapple
This shot isn't very good but if you look close enough you can see the blossom head beginning to develope under the leaves.
Finally the Mayapple here is opening up and even beginning to put on blossoms! It has been cooler than normal here this year and the Mayapple, and everything else, is about two weeks behind.
Foliage - Unknown
Unknown but interesting none the less, the centers of the leaves have a burgandy area to them.
Arrowhead???
Found this plant today the three images go together and would appear to be different stages in growth of the plant. I"ve never seen an arrowhead plant with points on the leaves before. Was growing up a steep bank from a river.
Friday, May 02, 2008
Busy Beaver
There was an active beaver lodge in the oxbow off of the river. What your not seeing is the steep hillside going down to the oxbow the view across is the other bank and a restored prairie area beyond that.
Turkey Tail
The bottom image is definatley Turkey's Tail or Trametes versicolor, I'm thinking the top image is as well since the log on the ground, bottom photo, was laying directly under the tree in the top photo.
Virginia Waterleaf
Hydrophyllum virginianum I have a ton of it growing in my yard and it takes over everything!!!
Foliage
Here there are three different plants growing in close proximity to each other, not counting the tree. The two larger ones are not the same as the leaf margins are totally different.
Unkown
I'll know more about this plant in the coming weeks as it developes blossoms. the blossoms in front of the plant are some sort of anemone.
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