Two Types of Bracket Fungus

No recipes today.

Do NOT ingest. Hers a list of edible bracket fungus.

Just documenting natures amazing fungus today.

Have you observed any bracket(also called shelf fungus) fungus lately? I never knew about bracket fungus..there are many cool names-

Chicken of the Woods and Beefsteak Fungus are two.

Google images says “The selected region shows overlapping, shelf-like bracket fungi that are consistent with the False Turkey Tail(Stereum ostrea species complex”

So you ask what’s the difference between turkey tail and false turkey tail. I did not look at the underneath of the fungus so I couldn’t say

“The main difference is the underside: true turkey tail has tiny, visible pores on a clean white surface, while false turkey tail has a completely smooth tan underside with no pores.”

Google images says “
The image shows a grey, hoof-shaped bracket fungus (conk), which appears consistent with a hoof fungus (
Fomes fomentarius) or similar polypore, growing on the decaying bark of a tree alongside patches of green lichen”

What This Tree was Up Against

I walked from the Senior center to the Library(not even 100 yards) and saw the remains of this tree trunk.

Warning: If you get squeamish, don’t look at today’s post

Nature.

Thursday morning I was on my way to get a haircut. I pulled over and stopped on the hill to take this photo.

A Turkey Vulture having a winter lunch of road kill, either rabbit or squirrel.

Today’s topic a little grim perhaps but the bird is dependent on something to scavenge and can’t go to the market to buy lunch.

Wordless Wednesday

I see a tiny face

Sidewalk Crack Petunias

Lawrenceville sidewalk

Nature’s Jewels

Raspberries are my favorite berry.

Picking raspberries during a Farm Tour last Saturday afternoon, Sligo PA

Coprinellus Disseminatus on Crombie Street

If it’s not abandoned furniture then it’s fungus that catches my eye. It must be the weather but so many varied species appear. These tiny mushrooms, at the base of a friend’s neighborhood tree, were there in abundance, looking at me as I got out of my car Sunday afternoon.

They are called coprinellus disseminatus or Fairy Bonnets

Close up crop

Redbuds Bloom in Pittsburgh and NYC

Pittsburgh Backyard Redbud
Planted by a friend, Ginny, as a memorial for my parents

Cercis Canadensis – Eastern Redbud

Photo taken by my sister, Mary. . Barrow street NYC

Morning Frost

Frost causes lethal damage to crops, fruits and plants. You know how aggravating it is-scraping it off a car window. Florida friends were getting all their orchids and plants inside recently as there was frost. In fact their situation was more intense than frost with unexpected below freezing temps. I think it was ICE!

It’s interesting how frost forms and the crystals are beautiful, too. I learned there are four types and if you want to learn all about frost click on this article from the National Geographic.

This early morning I noticed how the frost looked on different objects.

Frosted Glass
Frost on a dead plant
Frost on a hinged plastic lid.
Frost on the grass Sunday morning
Learning how summer turns to autumn with the assistance of a mysterious man (Spoiler: hinting he might be Jack Frost)

I used to read a book written and illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg to the kids titled….