Very early spring urban nature: Stony Brook Reservation

[urbpan]

Taking a look around the Stony Brook Reservation we noticed it was unusually dry: the little swamp I usually photograph was a mud puddle. Here what should be a lush carpet of moss is cracking as the soil below it dries and splits.


Here's something I haven't seen before: turkey tail mushrooms (apparently fresh, from whenever the last rains were) emerging from a burnt log.


Winter is gone, cry the pussy willows as they explode into flower.

Comments

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

Love that first photo.

[anais2.livejournal.com]

Great photos, and a question- what's the obvious difference between a turkey tail mushroom and the other one (chicken of the trees?) and are they both edible? I see lots that resemble them...can I cook 'em?

[squire-jons.livejournal.com]

I like a lot of your photos but I never have a good comment and wish livejournal had a "like" button or something like stupid facebook.