Well, it was a cute fuzzy bunny. Until it got eaten. Now it’s a pile of guts that have sprouted inch-long white tufts of fine, fibrous mold. And I get to walk by it every day on my way to work.
I love living here.
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Showing posts with label fungus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fungus. Show all posts
Friday, October 16, 2009
Monday, September 7, 2009
Mushroom season
Mushroom season is progressing very nicely. I would post photos if it weren't so darn difficult around here.
The warm summer and recent warm showers have created perfect conditions for a generous mushroom year. I am in heaven just walking the dog (yes, dogsitting again) and observing all the beautiful - and not so beautiful - varieties in abundance.
I've also been eating them. I've tried 5 varieties, a not-at-all shabby number for my first ever season of wild mushroom collecting. I'm impatient, but slowly I'm learning how much I can add to my cache of experiences and skills with time - and only with time. I can't expect to do everything at once.
So far, I've had: brown and orange birch boletes, honey mushrooms, gypsy mushrooms, and puffballs. My favorites is definitely the puffball - sliced thin and fried until crispy, like a mushroom potato chip. And conveniently, puffballs are among the most numerous and definitely easy to identify. The brown birch boletes are also numerous, but the flesh is often mushy, they are always infested with fly larvae (read: maggots), and honestly, they don't taste better than store-bought canned mushrooms.
The warm summer and recent warm showers have created perfect conditions for a generous mushroom year. I am in heaven just walking the dog (yes, dogsitting again) and observing all the beautiful - and not so beautiful - varieties in abundance.
I've also been eating them. I've tried 5 varieties, a not-at-all shabby number for my first ever season of wild mushroom collecting. I'm impatient, but slowly I'm learning how much I can add to my cache of experiences and skills with time - and only with time. I can't expect to do everything at once.
So far, I've had: brown and orange birch boletes, honey mushrooms, gypsy mushrooms, and puffballs. My favorites is definitely the puffball - sliced thin and fried until crispy, like a mushroom potato chip. And conveniently, puffballs are among the most numerous and definitely easy to identify. The brown birch boletes are also numerous, but the flesh is often mushy, they are always infested with fly larvae (read: maggots), and honestly, they don't taste better than store-bought canned mushrooms.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Two Pieces of Good News
1. Girdwood Forest Fair, which was cancelled last year thanks to too many rowdy partiers, is scheduled to be BACK ON this year. Nothing can keep me away. Not to mention it's on my birthday ^_^
2. FUNGUS FAIR. 'Nuff said, right? Check this out. Oh, I so can't wait till September.
2. FUNGUS FAIR. 'Nuff said, right? Check this out. Oh, I so can't wait till September.
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Mushroom of the Day
Not a real mushroom, but it's my mardi gras mask and I think it turned out pretty cool ^_^
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Mushroom Finally
behind my parents house. i went snowshoeing back there the other day, but i couldn't find this one under two feet of snow...
Friday, December 19, 2008
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Mushroooom
I love outdoor markets. They are so normal here. Nothing special. One on every corner. Love it!
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Edible one of the Day
Too bad they're so expensive - 25 Euro per kilogram
In other news, last night I had Polenta with a red wine a mushroom sauce - mushrooms hand collected by Valentina's uncle. As Valy's mother said, "Tonight, you die."
Friday, October 24, 2008
Mushroom(s) of the Day
A fungus (mushroom) colonized by another fungus (yellow mold). Slimy.
This one graced my desktop for a while, but was recently trumped by a picture of my mom and sister.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Mushroom of the Day
I've been delinquant at posting my mushrooms. In return, here is a really cute mushroom candle. Good thing the store was closed, or I might have parted with more euros than I needed to that day ^.^
Monday, October 13, 2008
and Wow.
So I'm a little behind the times, but I just noticed that Kathy Hodge actually commented on the post I made about her blog.
In celebration, here is a random mushroom link. These guys know their stuff. I'd never heard of Reishi mushrooms before. Their site not only offers links to their store but also growing techniques (including starter kits) and a wealth of articles about medicinal uses of fungi.
On the mushroom note, the other day I was in a mall and there was a big stand advertising "E Tiempo di Funghi!" Time for mushrooms, indeed, and there were flats of the most beautiful chanterelles I'd ever seen, as well as button mushrooms that looked as white as the moon. How I wished I had my camera so I could share the lovely image! I hope to find more mushrooms at the market downtown soon enough...
In celebration, here is a random mushroom link. These guys know their stuff. I'd never heard of Reishi mushrooms before. Their site not only offers links to their store but also growing techniques (including starter kits) and a wealth of articles about medicinal uses of fungi.
On the mushroom note, the other day I was in a mall and there was a big stand advertising "E Tiempo di Funghi!" Time for mushrooms, indeed, and there were flats of the most beautiful chanterelles I'd ever seen, as well as button mushrooms that looked as white as the moon. How I wished I had my camera so I could share the lovely image! I hope to find more mushrooms at the market downtown soon enough...
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Mushroom of the Day
These guys were popping right out of the bottom of a fallen tree suspended at eye level.
Monday, October 6, 2008
Friday, October 3, 2008
Friday, September 26, 2008
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