There is FUN in Fungi!

On a recent walk with Jake in the forest trail across the road, we spotted an amazing amount of fungi on the trees; more so than usual. Now fungus has never been particularly high on my list of things that interest me, but as I age, I tend to be more curious. I decided to take some photos and google them.

These are common Artist "Shelf" fungi. They have pores instead of the spores that mushrooms have. This artist shelf could grow to about 12 inches; they grow in layers like tree rings.

This funky looking fungi is Orange Jelly, and apparently it is edible! Neither Chris nor I would ever consider tasting this delicacy. I found a good fungi guide-book, so now we will be able to identify all the cool mushrooms we come upon as well; there are so many in this area. One cool mushroom that we found earlier this year is the Morel. These are very expensive in the stores, but they are growing in a secret area down the road. Morels pop out about the same time as the crocuses do, so we will be sure to look for them this spring.