Pear trees can be so productive - and they take less care than apples because they do better when they are not pruned. Those look like great pears! That tough skin keeps a lot of tiny pests at bay, so

Congratulations on being able to go to Steemfest so far away. I hope you can meet @tangmo there and say "Hi" for me. I'm looking forward to posts from you on the plants that you see there!

They have a mild, traditional mushroom flavor, with a texture that is like the Straw mushrooms that are sold in a can.

You've become a real gardener! I remember when you started out a couple years ago, hesitant. Now look at how beautiful everything is and all the wonderful things you've grown. :D :D

Congratulations on your mushroom find! I'll enjoy seeing what it looks like inside, too. It looks solid, like it's young and still all white inside. That's a real incentive to get out bike riding! Happy

It was delicious! And this pasta is really easy to make. I'll have to start posting again, soon, and show how I make it. Getting the pine pollen is what takes the time, but it's pretty easy. Here's a post

I can't say that every Hygrophorus is edible, but here's some that I found and ate -- the Late Fall Waxy Cap mushroom, Hygrophorus hypothejus. Grandma's Cauliflower with Wild Waxy Cap Mushrooms.

Oh man, that Thermos looks like a nice one! I have a hard time passing up a good, old Thermos. I have a nice collection, but not one that looks like that, with those colors. Nice! Enjoy your beef and the

Nice collection of fungi! Lobsters are one of my most favorite mushrooms. Every one looks different, it's like an Easter egg hunt. Your unidentified orange one, to me, looks like one of the Waxy Caps (in

There's definitely a lot of good eating out there, waiting for us, with the wild plants. Happy foraging - and thanks for the posting tips!

Yes, I blanch it. That means I lose a bit of the water-soluble nutrients in the blanching water. But there's so much goodness to start with, so I'm not bothered about it. Drying and powdering any of the

I enjoy eating narrow-leaf plantain (Plantago lanceolata), in salads when it's young and tender, and then in mixed cooked greens as it gets older. I freeze plenty of it, too, to eat during the off-season.

There are so many kinds of Russula! Happy mushroom hunting!

That's so cool! What a great idea for a campsite. I like that the number of shells is the hour, too. Not every sundial has that feature. Happy camping!

To me, your mushrooms looks more like a Russula or Lactarius, more than a Hygrophorus (Waxy Cap). The Russula and Lactarius are very closely related, just about the same, except the Lactarius puts out

That is a pretty forest! Mushrooms are one of the real wonders of the world. I hope your mushroom season gets better.

I save a LOT of snowballs! But I'm down to my last batch. I'll have them used up in September sometime. At least their season is the opposite of my garden. They are even better than a snowcone! I hope

That looks like a wonderful beach! I hop you can get back to the beach again and again. At least roses are more near, when you are back home, too.

I would buy a chill vest so fast! I'm glad I save snowballs from the winter in my freezer. They make a hot day more fun! Enjoy the shade and the breeze, where ever you can find it!

Cute fungus kitty! It would be funny if mushrooms could purr. Then maybe they would be easier to find. At least both cats and fungus breathe oxygen. If you combined cats and plants there would be too much