We continued on with our Thursday at the grasslands.
A Nodding Ladies-tresses (Spiranthes cernua) stood all by its lonesome. Some of this species are self-pollinating Shirley had told me like this one. The flowers never open.
A beautiful huge willow at the edge of a pond!
And on the beautiful willow a fungus that seemed to glow below.
Some of the mushrooms spread out in the litter.
Droopy mushrooms. Sure would have been an awesome sight a day or two before.
A polypore fungus nibbled on. Fungi never seems to let anything stop it.
Do you believe… an angel! Well, I hope you see it. 😉
The article about the basketball’s was interesting. It’s really becoming a lost at. My great-grandfather used to weave willow baskets when he was old. I have one of his smaller baskets that I got from my mom. It’s probably over 100 years old.
Isn’t that a shell fungus that looks like house of fire Cliff dwelling in Utah? And way to go master naturalists and H.E.B.
Bet all that fungus is enjoying all the rain- no doubt more will emerge showing their puhpowee
The article about the basketball’s was interesting. It’s really becoming a lost at. My great-grandfather used to weave willow baskets when he was old. I have one of his smaller baskets that I got from my mom. It’s probably over 100 years old.
Way to go HEB. Beautiful article about basket weaving traditions.