Sunday, October 13, 2019

Ollie Sighting

Ollie sighting, while on a Fall foliage run, yesterday. Ollie the Camel lives at the Round Barn Merinos Farm on Route 7 in Ferrisburgh, VT. with a flock of sheep and an alpaca. With two humps, the Bactrian camel, is part of what Judith Giusto, owner of Round Barn Merinos, a farm and shop in the small, northern Vermont village, calls her “fiber zoo.” Judith obtained Ollie in September 2002, when he was just two months old. The down from Ollie’s coat, along with the fibers from merino sheep are used to create sweaters, scarves, afghans and many other pieces of warm clothing.
Ollie was bred in Wisconsin. Bactrian Camels originate in the steppe country of Eurasia and Mongolia. There are more domesticated Bactrian Camels than wild Bactrian Camels. For a while there was some concern that they were extinct in the wild. 

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Thursday, October 10, 2019

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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Tuesday, October 8, 2019

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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Sunday, October 6, 2019

Sunset On Lake Champlain

 Sunset On Lake Champlain

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Monday, September 30, 2019

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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Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Apples & Pears Oh My!

 Apples & Pears
Ready for picking

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Monday, September 23, 2019

Fun At The Reservoir


Karin & Etta
Karin & Etta
Etta

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