I have friends who are mad for fungi, and look forward eagerly to the arrival of the fungus-hunting season. Personally, while I don’t mind a mushroom, I prefer things with legs and wings, and I’m currently building up my strength … Continued
R and I had a bit of a curate’s egg of a day with the Boy Wonder. He was delighted to see us when we arrived, and if anything even more delighted to see the back of us when we … Continued
Cardiff Council seems very keen on cutting down trees in its parks, sometimes on what seems like the flimsiest of reasoning. As an example, the children’s playground in the park closest to the Boy Wonder’s home used to have a … Continued
With the normal proviso that I’m not an expert (in anything) and that there could well be other species that look very similar, I’m going to assert that this tiny fungus is Lachnum virgineum, which is known in the UK … Continued
This isn’t the most appealing photo I took today – that would be the spooning Oxystoma pomonae weevils below – but it’s a first for me (unlike my favourite weevils), and that’s enough to get it into pole position this … Continued
I popped over to Croome this morning “for an hour”, arriving in nice light just after the doors were opened at 10am, and leaving, toadally zorsted, four hours later. During that time I found a lot of fungi, did what … Continued
R and I spent the morning sitting around chatting with H and S, but after they’d set off back to the Frozen North (where they’re due to rendezvous with L this weekend at the Leeds International Film Festival) R and … Continued
Armed with information from my friend RC who works there, I went to Croome today to look for fungi, and spent several happy hours fossicking around in the shrubbery. I was only asked once if I needed any assistance, which … Continued
