Ozark Life ~ September 23 2022
On Friday @nomaddreamer and I decided to find some new trails on our town trail system. We’re still new here, so exploration is necessary!
Our Ozark town has forest throughout it, with trails that seem like you’re deep in the woods while you’re still in the middle of town. We can take roads or sidewalks to various trailheads that take us to the local shopping village, or to parks, or to other trails through to any other area in town. We don’t have a bus system, we have a trail system!
Since this post is for Friday, I included some fungi pictures from our explorations. I haven’t met a mushroom that doesn’t fascinate me.
Plant identification courtesy of PictureThis app. Super excited they’re putting out a mushroom specific identifier app, though I need to clear some space on my phone before I can download it. 🤦♀️
Polyporaceae
Crusts
Lion’s Mane
We found this adorable stone fairy house under a ledge by a currently dry creek that serves double duty as a seasonal hiking trail. Someone spent a lot of time stacking those rocks!
This sculpture (Elements of the Universe) is in a park in town. It’s wind propelled, and I thought the twirling of the aging copper against the sky and trees was particularly striking. Artist: Lyman Whitaker
The fields are buzzing with bees, moths, and butterflies.
“And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul.” ~John Muir
All #photography, unless otherwise noted, is by me, @madame-cyntaia, of our #aliveandthriving #actifit #ozarklife. Thanks for reading! 🦋
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Wow some amazing trailing my friend great job on the activity thanks for sharing some awesome pics love the little stone fairy house have the greatest day
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I'm glad we noticed the fairy house, it was so tucked away on the trail.
One of the things that Actifit is really improving in my life is that I now take the time to look for new things on our hikes. I didn't used to notice the tiny little details all around me, and now it's like I'm finding new worlds everywhere!
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That is amazing my friend @madame-cyntaia keep exploring there are worlds in side worlds in this place we call Earth if we are willing to really look.
Thanks for sharing have a wonderful Sunday
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oh my gosh!! you have wild lions mane growing there?!?
take good note of that spot... this is one of the most precious shrooms to find... jusy WOW!
I'm a bit jealous now!
Yeah, I was shocked when I looked it up after our hike for my post, I actually take Lion's Mane everyday!
I'm not confident about identification though, and aren't there look-alikes for everything? I've eaten lots of foraged plants but never mushrooms. I guess they scare me.
How do you know for sure??
I think lion's mane is actually quite a unique one, never heard of any look-alikes.
I wouldn't feel confident with the find either, though... at least from the image it doesn't look quite "hairy" yet. You can always just break a small piece off to check it's structure. And take note of the kind of wood it's growing on.
If it's actually lion's mane. It'll likely grow in the same spot for several years.
We've all been kind of conditioned to be very cautious with mushrooms, but really, there's all sorts of toxic plants and fruits that are way more dangerous than most poisonous mushrooms. There's plenty of plants that aren't safe to touch but barely any mushrooms like that and "tasting" (without swallowing) is actually ok with 99% of shrooms, too...
That's some really helpful info. Thanks! I'll be going to check on the (hopefully) lion's mane later this week. I know right where it is. 😀
I've never had an interest in mushrooms before we moved here recently; since I don't think of myself as a mushroom lover I've never taken the time. But wow, they're awesome to observe growing over time! And I've never eaten any other types than supermarket button generics (gross), so there's an entire unexplored culinary world out there waiting for me to research.
We lived in the NW for decades before we moved here, so I foraged lots of berries and flowers that I knew for certain, and made Doug Fir tea whenever we went camping. That's about the extent of my wildcrafting skills, so definite room for improvement.
I'll be honest, there's only a few really delicious mushrooms... most of them either don't taste like much on their own or they have a rather unpleasant texture... often both! They're still very healthy though, so there's that at least.
I have rarely ever eaten foraged mushrooms because it's just so much of a hassle to pick enough good ones and then make sure each one is free of pests or mold or what-not. Most mushrooms quickly become a breeding ground for little larvae so you might end up throwing most of what you've collected out in the end... at least that's my experience so far.
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