The Cat Lady

It's the small things in life... Alder Goblets (Ciboria caucus), a tiny cup fungus that appears this time of year on very wet fallen alder catkins. #fungifriends #mycology #naturephotography #fungiphotography

Sixty orchid mantis babies hatch at once, turning from fragile noodles to tiny kung fu fighters in minutes.

Photo of a lichen with a white thallus/body. About 2/3 of the lichen body is covered in fairly large, orange apothecia.

Orange Rock Posy Lichen.
NWT, Canada. Lichen is about 3cm long.
#lichen #fungi #fungifriends

Photo of dozens of slime mold sporangia on a dark coloured tree stump. The sporangia are orange and look like tiny hot air balloons.

Slime mold, Leocarpus fragilis aka Insect Egg Slime Mold. Newfoundland, Canada.
#myxomycete #fungifriends

She heard cats enjoy sleeping in sinks and wanted to give it a try…..

I think we need a bigger sink lol

#caturday #catsky

Photo of a chocolate tube slime mold fruiting that consists of many dozens of vertical, tiny, brown tubes. It’s attached to dead wood.

Chocolate Tube Slime Mold. #Newfoundland, Canada.
The slime mold is about 3cm high.
#myxomycete #fungifriends

There is too much cuteness in this cat

I can’t even 💜

Sweet dreams Brie

#catsky

Wanna play?

#supermutt #dogsky

I think she knows you’re going on vacation, dude. And she is none too pleased with you.
You may get the cold shoulder upon your return……. yeah, definitely getting the cold shoulder

#catsky #catsofbluesky

Close up photo of 4 mature slime mold sporangia. Each bright red sporangium consists of a short, thin stalk attached to a small cup from which a tubular, cotton candy-like spore mass protrudes. They are attached to dark coloured dead wood. The fuzzy photo background is mainly light green.

Arcyria sp slime mold. NWT, Canada.
#myxomycetes #fungifriends
The slime mold sporangia are about 0.5cm high.

Photo of a lichen that looks like a large, white cornflake with black around the edges. The lichen is covered in about 20 or so tiny, round, orange apothecia. It’s growing on rose-coloured stone.

Lichen, Rhizoplaca chrysoleuca (orange rock posy lichen). NWT, Canada.
#lichen #fungi #fungifriends
The photo covers about 4cm left to right.

Scarlet Elf Cups in the woods this afternoon #mushrooms #fungi #fungifriends #mycology

Someone is all tucked in and ready for the cold and snow that is coming.

We haven’t had 18+ inches of snow in a few years. We are definitely due!

Stay safe everyone.

#caturday

Tiny mushrooms in the sand, BayOcean, Oregon #Photography #Mushrooms #Fungi #Oregon 📷🍄‍🟫

Looking thru baby pictures on a cold, snowy Saturday and came across this one from 2019. She found her person 💙

#caturday #love

Photo of what looks like bright blue, short golf tees on a dead tree trunk. The tree trunk is a light, mottled beige colour. There are about 20 or so of the blue “golf tees”.

Blue stain #fungus. #Newfoundland, Canada. #fungi #fungifriends

“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” —George Orwell (1984)

Oh the difference a day makes!

I hadn’t been seeing much activity, so a move to a slightly warmer spot and-
Voila!

We have yeast and a rise!!!!!

Today needed a win.

Thank you. 🦋 💜 🍄‍🟫

Photo of several light brown Cladonia podetia. The edges of the discs at the top of the podetia are ringed with small dark brown bead-like structures - the apothecia.

Cladonia #lichen. NWT, Canada.
#fungi #fungifriends

Bailee definitely prefers snuggles-human, cat, dog….
She isn’t picky
#caturday #friends

A+ choice to start Martha Wells. The Murderbot series is great 👍🏻 The narrator of the audio version is worth a listen to as well.

Photo of a large red mushroom with a white stem and white spots on the cap. A second, smaller mushroom of the same species is to the right. These are the famous toadstool mushrooms of many story books.

Amanita mascaria. NWT, Canada.
#mushroom #fungi #fungifriends

For the new year I decided to finally tackle making a gluten free sourdough starter.
I neglected to read the instructions in their entirety before beginning (that would be too easy) and had to run out for some gum-free gf flours.

Let the experiment begin 🥖 🍞 🥯

Chemistry is life!

A black and white cat wearing a collar with traditional Japanese-style colors, sitting with Japanese New Year decorations

Happy New Year!
Wishing you a year full of chicken and happiness :3

“Who’s the new guy?”

📍 #Oregon

#mushrooms #fungifriends #fungiphotography

I suggested a nice dose of catnip to go along with the light show for maximum enjoyment!
#caturday #catsofbluesky

Not sure which of us is more excited to find out her ancestry! Smart as a whip and full of energy is our Bailee. Lab? Husky? I can’t wait to find out

Twas the night before Christmas
And all through the house
Not a creature was stirring
Not even….. A mouse!

Happy Holidays BlueSky 🦋

#quakerparrot

Will I get a present too?

Photo of a cluster of pink ghost pipe flowers in a forest. The flowers are approx 7” high (approx 18cm).

Pink Ghost Pipe plant at my hometown, Logy Bay, #Newfoundland Canada. Ghost Pipes are most commonly white, but some have pink or even red colouration. Pic from a couple of years ago, in August.
#wildflower #flower #botany #plants #fungifriends