I manage my second growth forest/work in progress farmstead; where I am working to restore it's biodiversity and increase my self sufficiency.
I love to craft, cook, forage, garden, and preserve food.
Avatar: close up shot of a honey mushroom (Armillaria mellea)
Header: a picture of the small stream behind my home in the fall with some yellowing leaves in the foreground.
| Pronouns | She/her |
| Education | BS Environmental Science |
| Location | North-Central Arkansas, US |
Exploring on a rainy spring day found a really cool fungus, eating a log, being eaten by a colony of really cool millipedes. What a nice day :3
The fungus is violet crust (Phlebiopsis crassa) and the millipedes are feather millipedes (Brachycybe lecontii).
The sudden cold after such a mild winter caused frost ribbons to form! I took these pictures a few days before the snow moved in.
They usually only happens during the first hard frost of the year so it is quite odd to see them in late January
I used yesterdays snow day to felt a new bird ornament, now I have a tufted titmouse!
Very snowy and peaceful! The stream was almost frozen over yesterday, we will see if it's still flowing this afternoon
The snow has brought new birds up to the feeder!
❄️🌧️ Freezing rain has us tucked inside but Puddin' doesn't mind. I had some nice visitors to the bird feeder today. I saw a golden crowned kinglet and a red breasted nuthatch who didn't stay long enough to be photographed. 🌧️❄️
