My full and kooky life as a homeschooling mommy to 2 great kids, raising a child with HLHS (Hypolastic Left Heart Syndrome), coping with depression, following Jesus, and being much too camera happy.
Weather this Monday afternoon was breezy and sunny, a perfect kind of day to get some fresh air. We found new flower specimens, plants, and birds on our walk.
Google lens identified this as Agrocybe praecox: considered edible with bitter taste and not the best quality mushroom to eatA random mushroom cap poking out from the wooded floor of the walking trailYellow Bush Lupine
Vinca Major. Greater Periwinkle
Claytonia parviflora, native to California. Abundant here with varying sizes. Some were turning yellow and not as lush green as this one.
Pineapple weed. New small growths on the walking path. I wonder how tall and bushy they will become over time.
Hairy vetch
Refreshing sound of flowing creek waterThose long green reeds reminded me to tall green onions. lol. Last summer, this is the site where we saw a deer carcass with a vulture tearing into it. You can find the post here.a tree stump restmy grumpy fella this Monday afternoonroundish-shaped rock findquail. never seen this kind of bird herelone bird flying overhead
Thank you for visiting, dear readers! Have a wonderful start to a new day and hope you find moments of refreshment throughout your day. ~Esther
Welcome to my blog! My name is Esther and I'm so happy you are here. I'm an avid nature photographer and a daydreaming thinker. My posts revolve around photos of nature's beauty, homeschooling adventures with my 2 kids, sporadic reflections on my child's heart condition, Bible reading reflections, gardening feats, and other mish mash things. Hopefully you'll leave encouraged, pensive, or smiling at the simple things of life. Thank you for stopping by and hope you'll find some interesting posts to read!
So many here that I’m not familiar with. Just a note: even when some app suggests a mushroom is edible, don’t try it unless a local expert confirms it. Fungi of all sorts are terrifically hard to identify: look, but don’t sauté is the best advice!
Oh, don’t worry! I wouldn’t try a wild mushroom no matter what the app told me. It would be a frightful experience. lol. It must take a lot of studying and research to become a fungi expert, hopefully, they don’t have any bad experiences from it.
Ahhhh lovely!!!
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So many here that I’m not familiar with. Just a note: even when some app suggests a mushroom is edible, don’t try it unless a local expert confirms it. Fungi of all sorts are terrifically hard to identify: look, but don’t sauté is the best advice!
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Oh, don’t worry! I wouldn’t try a wild mushroom no matter what the app told me. It would be a frightful experience. lol. It must take a lot of studying and research to become a fungi expert, hopefully, they don’t have any bad experiences from it.
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Our periwinkles are blooming all over the place!
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They are pretty blooms!! You’ve waited a while for flowers to blooms where you live. Thank goodness they’re there now!
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Our lilacs are next in line to bloom!
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Gorgeous! Late bloomers but they are going to be heavenly to look at and enjoy.
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They smell so good!
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Nothing like the scent of flowers!
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I enjoyed your post.
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Thank you Sherry!!
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These are lovely photos!👌😊
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Thank you so much! It was a nice walk with the kiddos.
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You had a great nature walk, not just for learning new things, but also for photographic finds.
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