Continuing on with the warm Thursday’s afternoon outing.
Still finding pockets of snow in the shadows.
A shallow ditch provides a place for mosses and lichens to thrive on the bank.
A standout cluster of puffballs!
Looking a bit deeper I found they were on swollen stems!
With a little nudging help, it released its spores!
A little mound of a moss!
So this was a bit of surprise, hello again to the Jelly Babies (Leotia lubrica)! Moreover they were still looking fresh! They were covered in leaves when I found them yesterday. And they have survived in the twenty degrees temps and then snow. Seemed pretty incredible when most mushrooms fade after a week or so. In fact they have been going since December 28, 2024, three weeks! At least that was when I discovered them. So I covered them back up as I found them. See y’all in a week or so friends!
Love the happy green puppy with green ball. Love your imagination and all the critters you find.
Those jelly babies are wonderful – what survivors!