It was cold again in the Ozarks this morning; I’m pretty sure that’s pretty much how it will be from here on out for awhile. After @nomaddreamer and I made it up our first few hills, the cold didn’t get

Took a day off from the trail and hiking today; @nomaddreamer and I went to pick up some more furniture from my Aunt & Uncle, who are voraciously downsizing, for our workshop and home. We now have

Unexpected twists and turns led me off of my path of planned activities this last weekend. @nomaddreamer and I ended up driving to the big city to take our 13 year old to the emergency room at the request

It rained a bit last night and throughout the day. The heat isn’t as intense as it was a few weeks ago, but the humidity makes up for it! The morning found us already on the trail under the canopy of the

Birch Polypores hiding within a marsh on a crisp autumn day. #photos #proofofbrain #fungifriends #nature #amazingnature

Grayling mushroom (Cantharellula umbonata) 🍄 growing in it's preferred sphagnum moss habitat 🌿🌿. #nature #mushrooms #amazingnature #fungi #fungifriends #proofofbrain #dna

Finds from a short hike through oak woods.

I don't know whether these mushrooms are eatable or not?

More Hen of the Woods today. This time I took one and roasted it up. First time trying one and it tasted great 😋👍 #fungifriends #mushrooms #nature #proofofbrain

Fungi highlights from this week.

This article has me wanting to sequence fungi #DNA at home and looking up mini PCR kits. I think I gotta slow down lol #fungifriends #nature #mushroom

New #fungi species for me this morning: Jack-o-Lantern 🎃 Giant Puffball ⚽ Oak Bracket (pic) Shrimp Russula 🦐 (maybe..) #mushroom #nature #biodiversity #pob #fungifriends

These are Puffball mushrooms which I came accross by walking through the meadow near my weekend cottage...

Xeromphalina campanella #MushroomMonday #fungifriends #nature #pob

Some of the mushrooms we found today #mushroom #fungi #fungifriends #nature #pob

Some steps I took to identify an unknown species of mushroom. 🍄

Identified my first Common Inky Cap mushrooms: 🍄 Coprinopsis atramentaria They auto-digest their caps into a black ink as seen on the foreground. #nature #pob #fungifriends #fungi #amazingnature #dna