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Ruth
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Silent Sunday
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Ruffled Mushrooms on a Rotting Stump
You know I’m fascinated by fungi. No, this is not to eat! but there so many varieties and different ways they grow. They’re found in unexpected places. This crop on a rotting stump.
A Google image search says it might be this type of ruffled mushroom.
Trichaptum abietinum is a species of poroid fungus in the order Hymenochaetales. It is saprophytic, growing from dead conifer wood. The white-gray cap is 1–4 cm wide and usually no more than .5 thick, shelved and fanlike, with brownish and leathery flesh. The spores are white, cylindrical, and smooth. Wikipedia
Dead Trees Standing 3 views
The first two views – the same tree in Highland Park. This tree has lived a long time. It has come to the end of its life.
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Might be Tree Parasites?
I saw these leaves on the parking lot when I picked up Charlie from Camp. I don’t think they are a good sign but I’m not sure. I tried to identify them. Maybe a blog reader will know.
A Bald Cypress in Clintonville Ohio
In Whetstone Park by the playground and library
I used the inaturalist Seek app to identify this magnificent tree
Tree Fun Found on a Walk
Eastern Redbud Blossoms Against the Stormy Sky
This is the Eastern Redbud my friend G planted as a memorial to honor my mother and father. It has the loveliest pink blossoms along the branches. The leaves are heart shaped.
Park Tree at Night
Silent Sunday
A Wooden Woodpecker
