No Morels today!

We got to spend a couple hours hunting morels. We saw Trout lilys, violets, and lots of firewood.  But no morels.  

Just a bit early I think.  May apples are popping up but no apples yet. No Jack in the Pulpits either. Hope to see them next time. 

 Then I sat on the rotted log bench and broke it.  Thanks Tajenay and Bo for helping me search.  

Tajenay found a skull and a few bones. We think raccoon or opossum. 

Lots of dead Elm too and this pine home to some wood peckers. I hope the dead Elms mean morels some day.

'til next time.

Forestry Center trail maintenance

Sharon joined me on my trip to the Forestry Center to help Dad spread wood chips on the trail.  We had a great time and Sharon got to see the Forestry Center that Albert and Marion started.

She enjoyed finding a piano and played a quick song.

Lots to see and learn about trees and soil here.

Thanks Sharon for joining me for a day in the woods and on the farm. Next stop, get the splitter and deliver it to Evie and Jen.

A great day all around.  

Happy early bday shoes.

Fall 2020 Trail Work

Fall 2020 Trail Work 

Lots of berries, buckthorn, japanese pokeweed, burning bush, and ash seedlings in the trail.  Got the chainsaw working for a bit, then stopped itnto chatnwith nextdoor neighbors and couldn't get it restarted.

Found out that Barry Olson passed in February this year. That explains the unmowed yard.

Stopped at the shop first to get the walnuts Dad collected for me. Now, I need to figure out what to do with them.

Morel Hunting 2014

Finally, a day for a walk in the woods again. I went seeking morels and found a pair of Scarlet Tanagers, a couple pairs of Orioles, a Turkey, a deer, two Turkey Vultures and a frog. There were lots of Jack-in-the-pulpits, May apples, and ferns,and a few wood violets. While cutting vines off of trees, I almost stepped on a morel, then saw three others. In the end, I found six total and enjoyed a perfect day in the woods. See my photos.

Gate to Front 9

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