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mushroom hunting & random things.

you probably know that i love mushrooms. and especially picking them. and eating them. i can truthfully say that i am a mushroom connaisseur, at least when it comes to the ones you can actually eat. i go for a simple rule: don't eat mushrooms you don't know. and: boletus mushrooms are mostly edible, so if you want to eat wild mushrooms you should check out those. but prepare, there are black sheep in this family as well!

this picture is the only proof of the art circus that i visited in september. i loved it lots, much music, very humorous and without any animals. and the circus crew proved to me again: you can do so much more with minimalistic instrumentations. the artists were really professional and you could see the hard work in their performances. the performances just spoke for themselves, without much glitter.

lichen.

not edible, but very buttery.

little strange mushroom furs.

a stinkhorn ( or penis shroom in my head, sorry ). in this state it's not edible. you can only eat it when it's a baby mushroom called 'witch egg'.

a young fly agaric.

saffron milk cap. it's edible but sometimes slightly sandy.

yellow stagshorns. they're not poisonous but don't taste good. better keep the fingers off of them, they can ruin a good mushroom meal. they look very pretty, though, little alien trees.

a men made forest. i'm always sad when seeing such accurateness in nature.

other remnants that show human beings were around.


little green stars.

forever my forest companions: the parents.


crooked trees are the best.

and to end our little mushroom hunt this little creature crawled up on my jacket. hello caterpillar :)

i wonder what kind of butterfly or moth you turned into.

setting it free again.

have some narcissistic self portraits.


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