Tinder Conk Mushrooms

Tinder Conk Mushrooms
Tinder fungus or Fomes fomentarius, also known as Tinder Polypore.
Common on dead or dying birch and occasionally other trees.
Medicinal use: Traditionally used as a styptic agent, this common mushroom has significant
anti-bacterial and anti-viral properties. Steeped to make a tea, drink hot or chilled.
This mushroom has been used for millenia as an instrument for starting fires.

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Toad Lily

 Toad Lily

Tricyrtis hirta, the toad lily, or hairy toad lily, is a Japanese species of hardy perennial plants in the lily family. 

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Sunset On Lake Champlain

 Sunset On Lake Champlain

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Fall Foliage & Fun 2019

Autumn View From The Shelburne Museum 9

Old wooden fence line and a touch of fall colors.

Mushroom Shaped Pumpkin
Vegetable Oddity
I know you've never seen one of these before.

Basket Full Of Squash

At the Hudak Farm. This is the biggest basket I've ever seen and I love all the colorful

squash, pumpkins, and gourds, in and around it.

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Apples & Pears Oh My!

 Apples & Pears

Ready for picking

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Fun At The Reservoir

Karin & Etta

Karin & Etta

Etta

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"If It Bruises Blue, It's Toxic!" — And Other Mushroom Myths