Anyhow, check out what I've got growing in my backyard:
Ignore the feet - they're just there for scale. The mushroom things look kind of like pancakes - I wonder if they're good with maple syrup on top?
Friday, August 27, 2010
Freaky Friday - Fungus Focus
Hahaha, that sounds like one of those hokey segments on NPR, doesn't it? "Coming up next - Fungus Focus!"
Anyhow, check out what I've got growing in my backyard:
Ignore the feet - they're just there for scale. The mushroom things look kind of like pancakes - I wonder if they're good with maple syrup on top?
Anyhow, check out what I've got growing in my backyard:
Ignore the feet - they're just there for scale. The mushroom things look kind of like pancakes - I wonder if they're good with maple syrup on top?
Must have been a lot of rain in upstate NY. Resist the urge to throw them on the grill. They're quite deadly you know Mr. Bond.
ReplyDeleteThose shoes are awesome!
ReplyDeleteI often wonder how many of our caveman ancestors were killed off by mushrooms. I mean, how many trial-and-errors resulted in errors?
They look sorta like they might be Russula Vesca, which is edible and quite good. Or, it could be Amanita Phalloides, a.k. a. Death Cap, which is definitely not good.
ReplyDeleteI eat the Shaggy Cap (Coprinus Comatus) from my front yard. They, at least,look nothing like anything poisonous.
[Heh. My word verification is "coffer". Too close to coffin!]
First poison ivy, then yellowjackets, now deadly mushrooms ... oh, great, Nature is trying to kill me.
ReplyDeleteAnd Kate, those shoes are the most comfy shoes ever. They're Airwalks, and you can buy them at Payless. This was not a paid endorsement. :)
How can we ignore the feet!
ReplyDeleteYeah I don't suggest you eat the fungus, unless you enjoy vomiting.
Guys, I went out to mow Saturday afternoon and those things were gone. Just ... *poof* ... vanished.
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