The annual May mushroom invasion hereabouts, as we learned last year from our blogger friend Adrian Ward in Auchtermuchy, Scotland, consists of Psilocybe semilanceata in what can only be called profusion. I cannot tell if the invasion is dwindling, levelling off, or only beginning. Here are the statistics for the current follies:
Sunday, May 5th - 6
Monday, May 6th - 13
Tuesday, May 7th - 37
Wednesday, May 8th - 31
Thursday, May 9th (today) - 30
All of them, thanks be to God, have been plucked up and tossed into the garbage.
If only it were that easy with wasps and Carpenter bees.
Sunday, May 12th, would have been my non-bio Dad's birthday and it would have been his 113th. At 117 so far, this year's mushrooms are ahead.
Only your intrepid, slightly demented reporter would think to make such comparisons.
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Thursday, May 9, 2019
Sunday, May 27, 2018
Mushroom report: The proliferation continues unabated
This morning I counted 41 of my little Psilocybe semilanceata visitors (I do not say friends) growing in the green, green grass behind my home. Shortly afterward, Mrs. RWP and I packed our bags, gathered up our little dog Abby, and left the premises to spend a few days with our daughter’s family in Alabamistan.
I hasten to add that there is no cause-and-effect relationship between these two events. None whatsoever.
I hasten to add that there is no cause-and-effect relationship between these two events. None whatsoever.
Wednesday, May 23, 2018
Adrian Ward! Calling Adrian Ward!
...or anyone else who might be able to identify these fungi/mushrooms/toadstools/whatever-they-are that suddenly appeared in my yard this week after some rather heavy rains.
The first morning there were four, all of which shriveled in the sun and were gone by mid-afternoon. The next day nine more appeared, then 16 on the third day. I try to ignore them, but they aren't going away. In fact, they're multiplying. By the fourth day, as shown in the photograph below, there were 35.
I fear I am being invaded by alien creatures who are planning my demise, so a reply is requested at your earliest convenience.
Thank you for your prompt consideration, and may the Force be with you.
The first morning there were four, all of which shriveled in the sun and were gone by mid-afternoon. The next day nine more appeared, then 16 on the third day. I try to ignore them, but they aren't going away. In fact, they're multiplying. By the fourth day, as shown in the photograph below, there were 35.
I fear I am being invaded by alien creatures who are planning my demise, so a reply is requested at your earliest convenience.
Thank you for your prompt consideration, and may the Force be with you.
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