A decaying tree stump covered in mosses and lichen on the main trail in Dan’s Folly.
We got an early start yesterday to spend a rainy morning and afternoon at St Andrews Forest Farm. We got interior shed work completed after a lovely walk. Being in the forest with the rain falling is especially calming.
Physcia caesia, Blue-gray Rosette lichen, found on a tree trunk near the North Trail by largest clearing.An image to show the size of the Blue-gray Rosette lichen. With the ground wet and covered in pine needles and leaves, it was soft and much quieter walking through the forest. Our feet sunk in to the squishy floor. Tremella mesenterica, witches butter, grows on decaying branches of hardwood trees. Some are edible. This is on a conifer, so it is considered inedible. Trichaptum biforme, violet-toothed polypore, decomposing hardwood logs. Often mistaken for turkey tail but the underside has definite teeth instead of small pores. Inedible with research indicating potential antioxidant and anti microbial properties. Red Hawk Rd at roundabout. American hornbeam, Carpinus caroliniana, attracts pollinators, songbirds and small mammals. Bonus sunny Sunday walk rounding out our farm weekend. Reindeer lichen, genus Cladonia, found along Fern Trail. A patch of Honey locust trees found near the culvert. A white gilled mushroom, most likely Russula. It did not lactate when cut so not a lactarius. It could be Russula brevipes or Leucopaxillus. Further info and observations are needed.
St Andrews Forest Farm 
These photos are breathtaking! What drama happens in the forest. 💚
You are too kind. Thank you. 🙏🏼
Very nice pics
Thank you so much. 😊