Step 8-1/2 A month later toddler and I actually found time to experiment a bit with the ink.
We (tbh, this has not been a fully 50/50 partnership..) unfortunately didn't have a fountain pen to play with so made stamps.
One from mushrooms, one from an #oak #gall and one birch leaf. We also used a pencil.
Results are interesting. With some fine tuning we got a VERY black, black. I suspect it might be extremely corrosive to the paper. We'll see. Looks super pretty and stains well.
‘Now they have the gall to start burning it’: Residents slam Puketapu dumpers
Heather Symons, whose family has lived on Springfield Rd for generations, says the road, which is on the…
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Harmandiola sp. Gall on European Aspen (Populus tremula)
#Gall #Populus #ArtWithOpenSource #Darktable #Aspen #CCBYSA #Flies #Diptera #Galls #Plant #Plants #Nature #NaturePhotography #Photo #Photography
This time of year is so interesting for interesting people interested in interesting things. Saw so much
#fungi today, and here are three of the best, plus a really interesting gall
1) Upright Coral fungus
2) Candlesnuff fungus
3) Snowy waxcap
4) Common spangle gall wasp's gall
#mycology #mushroom #nature #wildlife #coral #waxcap #gall #wasp #oak #autumn #walking #outdoors #alttext