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Details in the Forest

On a recent hike (we've been really lucky that our days off together as a family have been dry), Jeff mentioned that I seem to be able to notice all these little fungi, lichens, mosses, and such rather well...which is where that "tune into channel fungi" comment came from; I think it's just a matter of looking down rather than forward whilst walking, slowing down, and trying to find these bits on the edge of the trail. Here are some details I found on yet another hike:

A puffball!

Pixie Cup Lichen

Boo found this lovely, velvety brown moss.

This mushroom was absolutely luminous!

I think these may be remnants of the California Ground Cones I found in the spring.

I'm guessing that that is a slime mold.

And, by the end of the hike, Jeff was tuned into channel fungi as well; Boo's pretty good at noticing things that are small, especially because he's closer to the ground, so he has a lot of fun on our little nature hikes. I think that these fall fungi hikes are going to be a new family tradition.

Earthstars

I excitingly found a small grouping of Earthstars whilst hiking recently. They simply made my day. I know it seems that you've tuned into channel fungi around here lately, but it's what's inspiring me right now and it's simply the time of year for them. I hope you're enjoying it as much as I am.

Sneak peeks of the new work is slow coming, I know. Frankly, this new work is time-consuming and I keep finding more and more ways to make it better and better...it's pretty exciting!

Thanksgiving Hike

The boys and I decided to go on a hike on Thanksgiving (I know, that was over a week ago already...crazy) since the sunny days now are limited, we just happened to luck out that day.

above: White Bird's Nest, according to the book in this post.

A good day for noticing the details.