We went over to Saint Andrew’s Forest Farm to check on everything after the storms and to collect firewood from the forest floor. We also got some of our fire blocking completed for the shed and checked our new trail cam. Everything looked great. The shed is almost ready to insulate. We are planning to overhang the roof to give us lots of porch space.

We were surprised by the mushrooms. Since it’s been so cold, we thought we would not have many but we saw them everywhere. Hundreds of small Mycena as well as Laccaria. We haven’t foraged any of the Laccaria. Because of the cold temperatures, their texture is slimy so we have let them stay put on the forest floor.

We are happy to report deer hunting season has ended. Our neighbor Don stopped by to say hello as we were clearing out a fallen crag by the roadside. We also cleared more black cherry trees with black knot fungus and removed the pieces in order to keep the spores from spreading.

It was cold and windy. The ground was moist from all of the rain, snow and ice. We did not make it down to the waterway but hope to visit again soon.