Kingdom Fungi

[dinobarnesberlin]

That explains what I saw ---- there were big sections that had been cut off. I bet people cut some of it to eat.
I just thought it looked like deformed Halloween candy corn.

[Oaktavia]

@dinobarnesberlin yes indeed, and there are no lookalikes that have that coloration. There is a mushroom known as jack o' lantern that is also orange but looks pretty different.

[Sir_Cuffs-a-Lot]

I found some chicken of the woods the other day, as well

It’s the coral tooth stuff that really gets me excited, though…. So tasty! Ollie’s good at spotting those ones

Some giant puffballs around, too….

[dinobarnesberlin]

@Oaktavia I guess I could go back and gather some of it, but I will just be content to let it be ---for now.
I have a buddy who is way more experienced in all of the edible varieties that are in the area.
But damned if I'm not curious to see what it tastes like.

@Sir_Cuffs-a-Lot dang!! all kinds of goodness in your neck of the woods from the looks of it.
Good eyes Ollie!

[Oaktavia]

@dinobarnesberlin the chicken that you have in that photo is nice and thick. It usually is better that way for breaded or battered & fried COTW. I have had some thinner ones that are more like the photo @Sir_Cuffs-a-Lot posted that are still great but the thick ones are where it's at. IIRC they are different types of COTW...:"There are two species of chicken of the woods mushrooms: The Laetiporus cincinnatus, which has a creamy colored underside, and Laetiporus sulphureus, which has a yellowish appearance and is also known as the 'Sulfur Shelf.'" - source

[Sir_Cuffs-a-Lot]

champ chaga chunk

[SKT]

You guys posting reminded me I got some chanterelles in the yard a few weeks ago…we get them every year under our Pin Oaks.

[dinobarnesberlin]

just sent a photo to my shroom buddy---he said " go for it" ----shroom shroom!!

[dinobarnesberlin]

@Sir_Cuffs-a-Lot black gold---texas tea
but of course in shroom form

[dinobarnesberlin]

@Oaktavia said---- "nice and thick"
niiiiice

[Oaktavia]

@dinobarnesberlin

[Daniel San]

@Oaktavia

[Oaktavia]

@Daniel-San beautiful fungal specimens

[Daniel San]

@Oaktavia
found them on a backyard at my work. there are lots more . so beautiful

[Oaktavia]

@Daniel-San those mushrooms have psychoactive compounds found in them but not the good kind.

[Daniel San]

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[motojobobo]

Wonderful amanita pics @Daniel-San !!

[T4920]

@Oaktavia Amanita Muscaria? My friend and I have picked and made tea with Liberty Caps in the past, but he tells me he's also found Amanita in the UK and had quite a pleasant time consuming it.

I understand it's a different sort of high, but not necessary a one way to ticket to hell as with deliriants such as Datura.

[Oaktavia]

@T4920 good to hear your friend had a pleasant time. Not something I personally would risk messing with. I'm just glad to have made it to the other side with substances in general. I have a don't risk anything anymore bias over here. I definitely wouldn't recommend anyone trying it unless they are a well traveled psychonaut that has learned the way.

[T4920]

@Oaktavia that's understandable. Psychedelics are more of a curiosity for me, I've dipped my toes in the water, but am weary of potentially disrupting the equilibrium of a (relatively) functional brain.

I find the science behind it all fascinating though, the effects various substance can have our the brain and how they can potentially be used in a clinical setting..

The book How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollen is one of the most fascinating things I've ever read.