We had just gone to see the rabbits who live a few blocks over. Fed them some clover and dandelion leaves. As we walked back home, Charlie saw the fire truck down the street and watched as it drove by. Waved to the firefighters as they passed. They waved back. It sure was a looong truck. A little excitement in the neighborhood on Tuesday afternoon.
Every Monday Restless Jo posts her walks (click to see Tróia) she has many blog followers sharing their walks. Jo often leaves a good word on my blog. Although I’ve been “walking along” with Jo for years, this is my first time to join the community of walkers, too. Total 5.6 miles walk but…..
A very old tree 100 year old swamp cypresses (Taxodium distichum)The rock garden A rose still blooming Persimmon tree Original entrance used only for ceremonies now The dinosaur tree. A new species discovered in Australia. “One of the most famous living fossils and the greatest botanical discovery of our time is a plant discovered in 1994 in a hidden canyon of the Australian Wollemi national park, not a 100 miles away from Sydney. This is so called Wollemi pine (Wollemia nobilis) belonging to the araucaria family (Araucariaceae), thought to be extinct and only known from fossils. Our specimen was planted on the 20th anniversary of its discovery. It is protected by a small cage which both attract the visitors and is useful for protecting this subtropical tree from winter cold.”On to the center. A busy marketplace. You can buy all sorts of fruits, nuts, vegetables, and even a broom or woolly socks. On the way to the center https://eco-zagreb.hr/o-nama/VincekChestnuts Roasting Zagreb Funicular ( incline) Croats invented the necktie I need to find out who this sculpture is. There are lots of scientists, inventors, throughout the center The cathedral is under renovation Weather station Chestnut honey on the right Representing country women coming to market
What fun with all the Playmobil figures setting the scene Blank notebooks and pencils, sidewalk chalk and pencil sharpeners all available to take So creative and inviting
Fungi. There are so many different types. Yes, there are many that are edible. But there are others that are poisonous. The one in the photo did not tempt me. I can’t picture it on a plate. Perhaps you know what it is.
Seen on a Walk
I couldn’t identify this growth even with all the photos-there are so many interesting names of Fungi – from Milky Caps to Hairy Cushion. There are corals,hoofs, shelfs and caps. There are fungi named Hedgehogs or Turkey Tail. Even a false morel.
The authors say in their guide “Although we provide information about edibility in this guide, DO NOT eat any mushroom unless you are absolutely certain of its identity: many mushroom species look alike and some species are highly poisonous.”