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NeoGreen

(4,033 posts)
Wed Jul 26, 2017, 11:38 AM Jul 2017

A walk in the woods (7/23)

This discussion thread was locked by ManiacJoe (a host of the Outdoor Life group).

Last edited Fri Sep 21, 2018, 07:55 AM - Edit history (1)

The Path


Mushrooms #1


Curious ring of small white mushrooms (maybe hard to see)

(About an 8-foot diameter)

Close-up of small mushrooms (#2) in ring


Mushroom #3


Tree Stump

(I just figured out how to adjust phone camera color/light intensity)

Cairn & Cabin


Yellow Flowers & bug


Yellow Wasp


Moss on a pine grove floor


Dogged maple invading the pine grove


Old red pine stump


Delicate ground cover

(has been diminishing over time)

A moment of whimsy from 20 years ago

now fallen over and returning to the woods

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A walk in the woods (7/23) (Original Post) NeoGreen Jul 2017 OP
Sweet pics! cilla4progress Jul 2017 #1
Thanks NeoGreen Jul 2017 #6
Can you give me a brief rundown cilla4progress Jul 2017 #15
I'm not subscribed but... NeoGreen Jul 2017 #16
Thanks, cilla4progress Jul 2017 #17
Welcomed natural beauty in a day full of vicious Trump tweets. Thank you. democrank Jul 2017 #2
The maples are doing very well... NeoGreen Jul 2017 #7
Thank you for sharing Lindsay Jul 2017 #3
You're welcome... NeoGreen Jul 2017 #8
It would appear you have come upon dgibby Jul 2017 #4
I'll have to google that, and see... NeoGreen Jul 2017 #9
I'm told it's due to the pattern of spore distribution Qutzupalotl Jul 2017 #11
From the list provided in Wikipedia... NeoGreen Jul 2017 #14
Love the peaceful scenery in your photos. Makes me pine for a trip to the forest. nt procon Jul 2017 #5
Thanks, glad to share... NeoGreen Jul 2017 #10
Thank you! TeapotInATempest Jul 2017 #12
Your are very welcome... NeoGreen Jul 2017 #13
You have a good eye for details. ManiacJoe Jul 2017 #18
Thanks and not really, I just photographs what looks interesting... NeoGreen Jul 2017 #19
Post removed Post removed Feb 2021 #20

cilla4progress

(25,676 posts)
1. Sweet pics!
Wed Jul 26, 2017, 11:39 AM
Jul 2017

Did not know about this group. Will join! Nature is helping with my sanity.

NeoGreen

(4,033 posts)
6. Thanks
Wed Jul 26, 2017, 12:02 PM
Jul 2017


Happy to share.

cilla4progress

(25,676 posts)
15. Can you give me a brief rundown
Wed Jul 26, 2017, 12:54 PM
Jul 2017

of what it means to be in a group? I am being lazy...should look it up. Thanks!

NeoGreen

(4,033 posts)
16. I'm not subscribed but...
Wed Jul 26, 2017, 01:22 PM
Jul 2017

...from the "about this group" button above:

Discuss all aspects of hunting, fishing, hiking, camping, rock climbing, mountain biking, skiing and other outdoor sports.


No worries about "being lazy", been there...


I posted here since it seemed to be the most appropriate group.

If I thought about it I should have posted in the DU Lounge for exposure...

cilla4progress

(25,676 posts)
17. Thanks,
Wed Jul 26, 2017, 01:32 PM
Jul 2017

just wondering how it works, when one is a subscriber to a group. Do I get emails or something / updates of new posts, etc.?

Will do some research of my own. Thanks!

democrank

(11,235 posts)
2. Welcomed natural beauty in a day full of vicious Trump tweets. Thank you.
Wed Jul 26, 2017, 11:44 AM
Jul 2017

I'm rooting for that sweet little maple trying it's best in the pine grove.


~PEACE~

NeoGreen

(4,033 posts)
7. The maples are doing very well...
Wed Jul 26, 2017, 12:04 PM
Jul 2017

...in their territorial battle against both the Red and White pine groves.

Lindsay

(3,276 posts)
3. Thank you for sharing
Wed Jul 26, 2017, 11:51 AM
Jul 2017

your walk. Walks in the woods are one of my favorite things.

Your delicate ground cover looks like what's called running pine here in SWNC. It's a club moss - Lycopodium clavatum. (But I am no botanist, so I could be wrong.)

NeoGreen

(4,033 posts)
8. You're welcome...
Wed Jul 26, 2017, 12:06 PM
Jul 2017

...and I could look up the name of the cover but have never bothered to do so. It is primarily in a 30 x30 foot patch nestled between the Red pines and some Hawthorns, but the patch has been decreasing in number and size over the last 25 years.

I make a point of never walking through the patch.

dgibby

(9,474 posts)
4. It would appear you have come upon
Wed Jul 26, 2017, 11:58 AM
Jul 2017

a Fairy Ring (circle of white mushrooms)! Thanks for the beautiful pics!

NeoGreen

(4,033 posts)
9. I'll have to google that, and see...
Wed Jul 26, 2017, 12:07 PM
Jul 2017

...what I can find out.

Qutzupalotl

(15,041 posts)
11. I'm told it's due to the pattern of spore distribution
Wed Jul 26, 2017, 12:15 PM
Jul 2017

from an original central mushroom. It spreads its spores in a ring around its base, and subsequent generations enlarge that ring.

NeoGreen

(4,033 posts)
14. From the list provided in Wikipedia...
Wed Jul 26, 2017, 12:35 PM
Jul 2017

...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy_ring

the ring mushrooms seem to visually match Clitocybe dealbata (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clitocybe_dealbata)...

but with all things mushroom caution is advised...

procon

(15,805 posts)
5. Love the peaceful scenery in your photos. Makes me pine for a trip to the forest. nt
Wed Jul 26, 2017, 11:59 AM
Jul 2017

NeoGreen

(4,033 posts)
10. Thanks, glad to share...
Wed Jul 26, 2017, 12:07 PM
Jul 2017

...

TeapotInATempest

(804 posts)
12. Thank you!
Wed Jul 26, 2017, 12:21 PM
Jul 2017

Reminders of nature's awesome power to thrive in the face of human stupidity are keeping my sanity intact.

NeoGreen

(4,033 posts)
13. Your are very welcome...
Wed Jul 26, 2017, 12:25 PM
Jul 2017

...glad you enjoyed.

ManiacJoe

(10,136 posts)
18. You have a good eye for details.
Mon Jul 31, 2017, 01:03 AM
Jul 2017

Do you do a lot of macro photos?

(Just back from vacation, so catching up....)

NeoGreen

(4,033 posts)
19. Thanks and not really, I just photographs what looks interesting...
Mon Jul 31, 2017, 07:08 AM
Jul 2017

...and to be honest, all the photos above were taken with my phone (a cheap Samsung).

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