artist’s conk, a bracket fungus. my favorite part is the raspberrry cane that either grew right through the fungus, or that the fungus grew around.

found on an old oak stump in our yard, saint paul, minnesota

blackberry knot gall–the wasp diastrophus nebulosus lives inside. you can see the exit holes created by the adults as they hatched out.

gunflint trail, minnesota

i see saffron, turmeric, paprika, kaffir lime, and cinnamon. yum.

all leaves from boulevard trees i passed yesterday afternoon on the way to pick up my csa share

minneapolis, minnesota

a gathering of late october friends from my part of the world.

wild turkey feather from pike island

rocks with holes from lake superior

oak leaf, blewit mushrooms, and sprouted acorn from my yard