Rusty Ring

( Boletus edulis. Part of a generous outbreak that burst up not far from my house during the record rains of last month. Some of them w...

(Feral apples are almost always the best-tasting, and you can't beat the price. With all the former farmland around here, the scrumpi...

( Malus fusca . Native to the North Coast, in my home county it's a common understory tree, flourishing on the margins and in clear...

When I encountered this florist-worthy flower on a bike ride through local prairie country, I was certain it must be a garden ...

(This is Phytolacca americana , called poke in the American South and Midwest, where it's a rampant weed. [And also a wild edible, th...

(Still Pleurotus ostreatus . I've posted on these before , but it never ceases to amaze me how attached this species is to the ...

( Polypodium glycyrrhiza . Common fern of the North Pacific Coast, usually spotted as an epiphyte of broadleaf trees. When growing on a...

(Fruit of the hawthorn [Crataegus] , these often persist into winter, where they add needed colour to the soggy North Coast landscape. Aft...

( Ribes sanguineum. Common native food here on the North Coast. Eponymous flower here .) Appearing also on My Corner of the World...

( Cornu aspersum, the brown garden snail. Originally imported to the North Coast from Europe to be eaten as escargot; now it's eatin...

(Even in midwinter on the North Pacific Coast.) Appearing also on My Corner of the World .

(This is Dacrymyces chrysospermus, the orange jelly mushroom. It grows on deadwood in moist forests – two things we have aplenty here ...

(Typical on the North Coast this time of year, where you can often fill a 5 gallon bucket with large boletes in a matter of minutes. Su...

( Balanus nubilus. Found it on the tideline after a heavy storm. It was delicious.) Appearing also on My Corner of the World .

(This is the fruit of the Japanese cherry tree [Prunus spp.; Cerasus spp.] , whose blossoms bring world-famous glowing colour to the no...

(Found these while biking, growing by the side of the road. Interesting thing about the way Pleurotus ostreatus behaves in these parts: it...

(Good eating while they last.) Appearing also on My Corner of the World .

( Nereocystis sp. Great toasted as a salty crunchy snack, or broken into soups, sauces and the like as a vegetable.) Appearing a...

(Here's a bucket of wine I put up on the fridge this week, made of equal parts blackberries and raspberries frozen in summer. ...

(Rubus armeniacus.) Appearing also on My Corner of the World .