you never know what you will come across.
I spotted this mushroom four years ago.
It was growing on a Maple tree on our property.
I have not seen one of these ever since.
I learned about this mushroom while visiting a farmer's Market.
Little did I know what I had found. The Lion's Mane is a prized mushroom and it's very expensive.
While putting this post together I figured I may as well try to identify what type of mushrooms I've included in this post. By copying and then pasting my pictures into my search engine I was amazed to see the matches that I came up with. Some of the pictures looked just like the pictures I had taken.
I'm still not sure if the names of these living organisms are correct, but here we go anyway.
Now, that one sounds edible to me.
This mushroom survives through the winter and I visit it several times a year just to see how it's doing. Its color and size are astonishing.
When the pictures came up of this fungi,
it seemed to be a perfect match of what I had captured on film.
This fungus was larger than my hand and very hard.
This was a very delicate fungus that seemed to be here one day and gone the next.
I'm sure that some of what I've identified is incorrect and for those who know better, feel free to set me straight.
I bet you don't have to look up the origin of Pura's headwear. I got to hold it for a picture, that's it.
And dammit if she doesn't look better in anything of mine than me. I try, put in the effort; shave and stuff, shine up my grill, et cetera. All she has to do it put it on.
Coolest Up-state'ers I've never met.
It looks great on her, but like Robin, it doesn't take much. Besides looking good their inner beauty always comes shinning through.
Back in high school I was voted BEST LOOKING and NICEST EYES. I was shocked by this and was very shy, I never knew I was such a chick magnet. 😍 Don't ask me what happened. Now I have Red eyes most of the time, I wonder what that's from, My hair decided to fall out of my head and ended up on my back. I have a belly of jelly and I'm getting shorter every day.
It's a good thing that I hooked up with Robin early on!
Yo, is the dog in this picture a part of the family now, or are you just caring for it until it gets adopted. Being that it looks like the type of dog you have been looking to own, German Shepard, I have a feeling you may have realized a long awaited dream.
Talk later buddy.
Atlas, Sweed. Sweed, Atlas. It has begun.
What a great-looking puppy. I'm excited for both of you.
Did you purchase the dog from a breeder in your area?
So, is it a male or female?
What did you name your new family member?
I know, lots of ???????, but I must know all of the details.
Your questions don't scare me sir. Her name's Atlas. Negative, remember when we met that breeder in Prague? We'd been in contact more than two years at that point.
Before the house even closed, Pura was "call for her now." Just so happened the male we met out there, Bazi was his name, with a big giant head and just huge, gorgeous dog, fathered this one. Couldn't pass the opportunity. Exciting stuff.
Atlas, that's fitting. If Atlas wants to join you on your next excursion, he better know his countries.
Atlas being born in Prague, I imagine he'll be getting homesick after a while, there's a good reason to hit the road again.
So Atlas won't be a lap dog, at least not after a month or so.
You've got to be all pumped up and I'm not talking about after visiting the gym.
Nice post my friend, love that at least one of us finally did a little research.
Miss you 😘
Beefsteak fungus aka Dryad's saddle (this name I prefer more). Havent heard before the name you used though -- nice!!!
Happy finds and a nice selection. !BEER
While I was trying to cross-reference the pictures that I had several names were given. When I looked up Dryad's saddle the info said that they are edible if you spot them when they are young. They grow from April thru August. Come this April I'll be keeping an eye out for them. We have lots of them on our property. Thanks for the information, greatly appreciated and thanks for the beer!
My great pleasure to help! Those dryads occure here where I live pretty much around, I have a LOT of encounters. When they are very young, just babies starting to pop up, they look like especially cool and alien. (barrel-esque a bit...) Sadly, I did not tried their taste, as I live in metropolis -- and it would not be a healthy thing, to cook shrooms growing on a street.ehehe. !BEER
They do look much different when they are young.
Good choice to not eat anything growing on the road!
thanks for the beer.
from my encounters...
I simply envy you, for your cool finds! 😜 especially the lion's mane- it is pretty rare, I havent find even one myself (yet). more !BEER ?
More beer, Right at the stroke of noon it may be time to indulge.😁
Thanks again>
You alwats may use your digital fridge to keep it, to use later 😁😁😊
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BEER.Dang! I gotta get out into the woods more. Nice shots. Those who know more about fungi intimidate me! It was nice to read a post about them from someone who knows little, although you know more than I do.
Before doing this post I knew absolutely nothing, now I know a tad bit more than nothing. This post has wet my appetite and I've got a feeling I may learning a little more in the future.
We've got so many different types of fungi growing all over our property and in this post I only included about 25% of the pictures I have taken over the past several years.
Like you, I was also intimated by the my lack of knowledge compared to others.
I guess it's like anything else, you've got to start somewhere.
Have a splendid day.
Thank you. I wish the same for you.
I am crazy about lion's mane and if I ever came across it, I would realize that I have lived!!!😃
After not realizing what I had found, I've had a keen eye out trying to spot Lion's Mane again. So far no sightings.😥
With all of the different dishes you prepare I'm sure a few would taste extra special with some of this mushroom added to the recipe.
Wao all the things looks so beautiful and tasty. Thanks for sharing this great and informative Knowledge about mushrooms. I want to eat this yummy dish.
Thanks for stopping in. I hope to learn a little more about mushrooms so that I can identify which ones are edible. The last thing I want to do is to end up like this guy.😁
Haha 😂
Wow so many nice finds, I love those reishi. Also the lions mane is pretty good too. If the weather stays warm who knows if the morels will show up early this year.
Doing this one post has lit a fire in me to learn more about mushrooms.
For the past hour or so I have been watching a video and learning about reshi mushrooms, Ganoderma Tsugae mushrooms.
From what I have learned, this mushroom is very prevalent in my area. It is typically found growing on dead eastern hemlock trees which we have an abundant number of, both dead and living, on our property. This mushroom has a very waxy outside, which is the first thing I noticed when I spotted them. The gentleman in the video I watched showed the picture of the underside of the reshi. I have a picture of it but didn't include it in this post because the underside wasn't very pleasing to the eye.
What a great video I watched, the guy who did the video knew his stuff.
https://www.google.com/search?q=are+reshi+mushrooms+edible&oq=are+reshi+mushrooms+edible&aqs=chrome..69i57.13836j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:61f743a0,vid:IdGd9ifEQgY
I was amazed with the healthy benefits of this mushroom, fights cancer, builds a strong immune system, it helps with allergies, and prevents the pollutants found in air from even entering the body's cells.
Boiling it and making it into a tea is a great way to gain the benefits that this mushroom can provide.
I was surprised to learn that this mushroom dies off every year and starts anew in the early spring. With the size of the ones I found I thought it was several years old.
I think I've just found a new hobby.
Thanks for the info @sketch.and.jam and for helping to peak my interest!
how do you cook lion´s mane?
I found one but I occupied it to isolate it.
The interesting thing is that they grow in places with a cold climate and where I found it, it is hot.
sorry for the translation, i know little english
My wife cooked it by sautéing it in olive oil, but it can be deep fried and goes great in stews, sauces and for roasting.
As far as I'm concerned, you English is just fine.
Have a wonderful day!
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