Photos of fungi
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luzulaJust found these photos I took a couple of weeks ago when we did forest inventories, and thought it was time for a geeky nature post.
In other news, I was out dancing last night! I always forget how much fun it is until one of my friends drags me along and then I wonder why I don't do it more often. It was couple dancing: foxtrot and "bugg", which is a Swedish dance that originally developed out of lindy hop.
Hydnellum ferrugineum, set among lingonberries, Cladina sp (the white lichen), and Pleurozium schreberi (the moss).
This is a weird-looking fungus that we first thought might be a rare species, but now we think it's Clavariadelphus sachalinensis or C. ligula, both of which are common, but only distinguishable by the size of their spores.
This is Hericium coralloides, which is on the Swedish red list of endangered species. Isn't it cool? It's related to the Hydnellum on the first photo, because both have their spore-bearing surfaces shaped as downward-pointing spikes (though you can't tell on the first photo because they're on the underside).
A huge Cantharellus cibarius, or golden chanterelle. Yum yum!
A fraction of all the Craterellus tubaeformis that we picked. There was so much of them! And it's hard to walk away when you know how good they'll taste later...
ETA: Also, I need to write something for the dS/C6D snippet tag, but there are so many prompts that I can't decide what to write! Would someone give me a character/pairing/idea to focus on?
In other news, I was out dancing last night! I always forget how much fun it is until one of my friends drags me along and then I wonder why I don't do it more often. It was couple dancing: foxtrot and "bugg", which is a Swedish dance that originally developed out of lindy hop.
Hydnellum ferrugineum, set among lingonberries, Cladina sp (the white lichen), and Pleurozium schreberi (the moss).
This is a weird-looking fungus that we first thought might be a rare species, but now we think it's Clavariadelphus sachalinensis or C. ligula, both of which are common, but only distinguishable by the size of their spores.
This is Hericium coralloides, which is on the Swedish red list of endangered species. Isn't it cool? It's related to the Hydnellum on the first photo, because both have their spore-bearing surfaces shaped as downward-pointing spikes (though you can't tell on the first photo because they're on the underside).
A huge Cantharellus cibarius, or golden chanterelle. Yum yum!
A fraction of all the Craterellus tubaeformis that we picked. There was so much of them! And it's hard to walk away when you know how good they'll taste later...
ETA: Also, I need to write something for the dS/C6D snippet tag, but there are so many prompts that I can't decide what to write! Would someone give me a character/pairing/idea to focus on?
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Date: 2011-10-22 01:08 pm (UTC)As for a focus: Fraser/Kowalski, dancing, since you brought it up. *twirls you*
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Date: 2011-10-22 02:37 pm (UTC)And hmmm, I'll see if I can do something with that. It feels like something that a lot of people have written about, so I'd want to find a new angle on it...
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Date: 2011-10-22 03:31 pm (UTC)I have to work on my snippets too. I signed up for two, 'cause I was excited about ALL THE PROMPTS and now I'm staring at a blank screen.
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Date: 2011-10-22 05:34 pm (UTC)And yeah, it's somehow harder with many prompts rather than fewer, isn't it?
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Date: 2011-10-22 03:39 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-10-22 05:33 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-10-22 04:02 pm (UTC)And I know what you mean about the snippet tag. I was considering asking someone to pick out half a dozen prompts for me, just to narrow it down.
As for prompting you, I just listened to "Leaving Home" and loved it enormously, so young adult Fraser is very much present in my awareness at the moment. Might you feel like revisiting him for a snippet?
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Date: 2011-10-22 05:48 pm (UTC)And thank you--I'm glad you enjoyed "Leaving Home". Young Fraser is always close to my heart, and I'd love to write something about him again. And possibly the prompts I picked out for you are also inspiring me...
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Date: 2011-10-22 08:14 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-10-22 05:04 pm (UTC)Every time I see a nice mushroom it gets stepped on before I can grab a camera. I'm even more overwhelmed by chickenish duties than previously, and the watering trough was moved so that the cattle walk along my south fence-line to get to it. Last week I looked out the gate and there was an Agaricus angustus that was kicked to pieces before it could open its cap.
Julia, and all this will get worse before it gets better, because I've got 14 chicks brooding in the house!
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Date: 2011-10-22 09:28 pm (UTC)And good luck with the chicks! *sends you fortitude*
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Date: 2011-10-22 08:33 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-10-22 09:28 pm (UTC)