For the bird enthusiasts in the crowd, see the post over at Friends of Sam Smith Park. Last year we went on a bird walk and it was great fun. The leader of our walk knew a fantastic variety of birds, both by their looks… Read More
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The Good Die Young
I came across this photo while looking through some of the Anchovy Archives. I was searching for some photos of some paintings I did a few years ago. I took this shot at one of my favourite spots. Do you know where it is? The… Read More
They forgot their brains at home…
Banff tourists fined for chasing grizzlies. Read the article. Human stupidity knows no bounds. The sweeping bit of advice this article highlights is that just because they call it a national park doesn’t mean the wild animals won’t eat you.
End of Mushroom Season
There are still some mushrooms around Southern Ontario and still some people out picking them. For me, though, I think the season is about over. There are so many leaves on the ground, it’s about impossible to see anything fruiting, except on the odd lawn.… Read More
An Afternoon Walk
Both our dogs caught kennel cough at the local dog park. They’ve been on anti-biotics and we haven’t been letting them run around much. Today, they were both obviously feeling better. I didn’t know if they were still contagious or not so instead of taking… Read More
Speaking of Poland…
Many thanks to W who just came back from a visit to Poland and sent some mushroom pictures.. It looks like the picking is good over there! Interesting idea, drying them on strings over a woodstove.
When is the best time to….
I regularly look at what search terms people are using causing them to land on this little island in the sun. Lately, there have been many searches for Ontario mushrooms, best time to pick mushrooms, pictures of edible mushrooms Ontario and so on. I’ve been… Read More
A Forest Day
This morning, I packed a bit of a lunch, loaded the dogs in the car and drove up to meet up with my brother Salvelinas in a forest an hour or so from home. Salvelinas is very knowledgeable when it come to mushrooms and when… Read More
Unsung fungi…slimes and resupinates
For me, these are curiosities I notice while I’m out looking for some tasty edible mushrooms in the woods. I’d like to learn more about them one day. Not today though. For now, I’ll just share some photos of these strange items.
Polypores and other Shelf-like fungi
You must be thinking that by now I should be almost out of fungi pictures. I suppose I got carried away last week, but I wanted to create a photo record of many of the mushrooms I observed. This gallery features polypores and shelf or… Read More
