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Every time I see this tree trunk I see something different. It looks like dismembered body parts trying to climb the tree. I know you see it too.
You don't see this when the intact bark covers the trunk of the tree
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Landsford Canal State Park, SC – 2019JUN04 – Shoals Spider Lily:
I've long wanted to see the largest known stand of the rocky shoals spider lily in peak bloom on the Catawba River, Number One on the Landsford Canal State Park's Top 5 Things To Do.
Today we drove into South Carolina just to see those spider lilies!
We also explored the Canal Trail and read the interpretive text along the path to understand the incredible work done on the trail by 1820s standards. "Next time" we want to paddle the shoals and appreciate the power of a piedmont, fall line river.
Hope you enjoy the 14% of 144 photos we took here this day!
Southwest Colorado Landscapes. San Juan Mountains. Uncompahgre National Forest.
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This tree was cut down several years ago. I'm not sure who painted the face or when. On March 25th the remainder of the tree trunk and stump was removed.
The gas station building was torn down later in 2016.
Added a touch of filter in post-processing, as the original image was a bit blurry.
SNOW, SNOW, GO AWAY. DON'T COME BACK ANOTHER DAY! Sigh, it snowed again overnight and this morning. There are about 10" of the white stuff along the top of my fence. After today, the forecast says we are in for some sunny, cold days. Sure hope the snow melts as fast as possible.
All sorts of problems with Flickr this morning!
Today, I have added 8 more photos from 8 September 2019, taken at Rod Handfield's acreage.
On that day, we had such a wonderful four and a half hours, searching for different kinds of fungi in the amazing forest on Rod Handfield's land, SW of Calgary. I think this was our tenth visit - the first one I went on, being on 25 June 2009 - each one resulting in various different species. It was so overwhelming yesterday! You didn't know which direction to face and which mushroom to photograph first. They were everywhere! Such a contrast to our visit on 6 August 2017, when basically there were no mushrooms (other than maybe three), because everywhere had been so very dry.
A day like this can be so exhausting, not just from the walking, but also because of all the excitement. That night, I slept well. The quality of many of my photos is not the best, as the day was very overcast - the last thing one wants when trying to take photos deep in the forest. After leaving Rod's, it did rain. I had driven myself there instead of carpooling, so that I could drive some of the backroads in the area after we had finished. The forecast was for sun and cloud - and I had foolishly believed it. The rain put an end to my plans and I headed for home. I'm so glad I had checked a special little spot near Rod's first thing in the morning, when I got there a bit too early. A few years ago, there was a beautiful display of Fly Agaric / Amanita muscaria mushrooms growing there, but not since then. To my absolute delight, there were maybe half a dozen, in different stages of development. Surprisingly, we didn't come across a single one in Rod's forest this year.
As always, thank you so much, Rod, for so generously allowing us to explore your property. This has been my favourite place to visit for quite a number of years now. We greatly appreciate your kindness - you are always so welcoming, and we learn so much and discover so many beautiful things. Thank you, Karel, for leading the group and helping with identifications. I'm sure at least some of us are anxiously waiting for you to have time, in between leading botany walks, to post some of your photos along with their IDs. Meanwhile, "fungus" has to be sufficient for many. As usual, any IDs given are always tentative, not 100% confirmed. Rule is, if you are not an expert in mycology, do not pick wild mushrooms to eat!
Ceramic object Trudy Putman- Donia Nota Arms legs and head are mine.
Shells and coral are from J.J. Putman who worked in Curacao as a priest from 1837 until 1853 and
took them home at the end of his stay, as a souvenir of the island which he loved.
Treetrunk, the Van Breestraat , Amsterdam.
It looks like a ivy type vine had wrapped itself around the trunk. It looks like the wardens had cut it away.
..and the place called the dog forest, on Bråstein, where most people in this area are walking their dogs. It's fun with all the dogs playing around!
Other shots of this river:
www.flickr.com/photos/ranveig/3517361149/
www.flickr.com/photos/ranveig/3518173242/
Just on the other side of this river there's a beautiful old railway line:
www.flickr.com/photos/ranveig/8493178702/
www.flickr.com/photos/ranveig/8405048641/