Sylvia and Dennis and young Sonya were among the 10 of us
treasure-hunting in the woods one day during this nice rainy May, finding in two
hours more than 30 species of fungi where at first we didn't see any at
all, because most specimens were tiny and the big flagrant diva
mushrooms, such as chickens, or milkies (they "bleed" milklike liquid),
are about three weeks away. Among our finds: Sonya has found a Stalked Scarlet Cup
(Sarcoscypha occidentalis),
and (below) the 1/2-inch "eyelash cup" (
Scutellinia scutellata),
yellow with unmistakeable "eyelashes," which I have greatly enlarged for detail. For edibles, on this trip we found only wood ears. We think that fungi, the fourth
Kingdom of creation, are the coolest, most outrageous stuff our earth
produces--in my view, second only to the mineral Kingdom's gemstones. Guess we're easy to please. You'll notice we (as do Sylvia and Dennis) carry woven baskets and within them waxed sandwich bags to hold their specimens. Crazy people and woven baskets traditionally go together. You can always tell shroomers by our baskets and our socks pulled up over our pant legs.
Sylvia and Dennis and young Sonya were among the 10 of us
treasure-hunting in the woods one day during this nice rainy May, finding in two
hours more than 30 species of fungi where at first we didn't see any at
all, because most specimens were tiny and the big flagrant diva
mushrooms, such as chickens, or milkies (they "bleed" milklike liquid),
are about three weeks away. Among our finds: Sonya has found a Stalked Scarlet Cup (Sarcoscypha occidentalis),
and (below) the 1/2-inch "eyelash cup" (Scutellinia scutellata),
yellow with unmistakeable "eyelashes," which I have greatly enlarged for detail. For edibles, on this trip we found only wood ears. We think that fungi, the fourth
Kingdom of creation, are the coolest, most outrageous stuff our earth
produces--in my view, second only to the mineral Kingdom's gemstones. Guess we're easy to please. You'll notice we (as do Sylvia and Dennis) carry woven baskets and within them waxed sandwich bags to hold their specimens. Crazy people and woven baskets traditionally go together. You can always tell shroomers by our baskets and our socks pulled up over our pant legs. 
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