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You might have done better in Germany. Saw a statistic on the tour that Germmans eat something like 2 kg of mushrooms per person per year.
10 months agoPrincess Bride is a movie that we can watch over and over again. One of our all time favourites.
10 months agoThe chimney pots are so evocative.
10 months agoComma
YAY!! another easy one.
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/56225-Polygonia-c-album
Sue swears by this book. She likes ‘shrooms more than I do, and is an avid picker.
10 months agoHi,
Looks like shiitake growing on pressed sawdust blocks. When I was a postdoc in Wisconsin we were trying to perfect this technique for mass production. Never really got there because the market for the species remained rather niche. Really good in stir fry, though.
Cheers,
Keith
The Princess Bride is one of our favorite movies, and we watch it on our wedding anniversary every year…. on the day of our “mawage.”
10 months agoMary Poppins's march
https://youtu.be/nUXwcrSth80
We gave one at home and yes, the scent is intoxicating.
10 months agoThe kids love the link to the bug id site. They are already keen amateur naturalists and appreciate the chance to further their knowledge.
10 months agoThanks Scott. The kids will be happy to learn this.
10 months agoThanks Bill. We knew you would identify it for us.
10 months agoThis bush has the most heavenly scent, too :)
10 months agoAgreed. Pupated Asian lady beetle.
https://bugguide.net/node/view/471513/bgimage
We have enough trouble with bird identification. Mushroom ID, where your first mistake could be your last, is too intimidating for us.
10 months ago