tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post8510017273544896470..comments2024-03-27T16:38:59.108-05:00Comments on clay and limestone: The Woodpecker TreeGailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-22441317163158542582008-06-12T08:38:00.000-05:002008-06-12T08:38:00.000-05:00The fungi are fascinating. They're so diverse. Whe...The fungi are fascinating. They're so diverse. When I lived on the west coast I used to pick chanterelle mushrooms in the fall, which are very tasty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-18944027940308483172008-06-11T09:50:00.000-05:002008-06-11T09:50:00.000-05:00Gardengirl,I just bought dried morels and this win...Gardengirl,<BR/><BR/>I just bought dried morels and this winter we will have a wonderful dish my husband cooks..Risotta Morels! Won't you join us! Do you pick them with her? I always wanted to stumble upon some!<BR/><BR/>Thanks, I love Ted and will head over there! Isn't it a great series? It is so easy to start listening to them and hours later...you wonder where your day disappeared!<BR/><BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-16877552956881507352008-06-11T09:47:00.000-05:002008-06-11T09:47:00.000-05:00diana,Just what I needed today, thank you! I have...diana,<BR/><BR/>Just what I needed today, thank you! I have had few opportunities to fall back into the hole with company at my house;-) Oh, my it is fun and addictive!<BR/><BR/><BR/>gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-3900261993564096372008-06-11T09:46:00.000-05:002008-06-11T09:46:00.000-05:00layanee,Inquiring minds indeed! I would never atte...layanee,<BR/><BR/>Inquiring minds indeed! I would never attempt to identify mushrooms to eat!~ Although, I do find most quite tasty.<BR/><BR/>I hope the birds are ok!<BR/><BR/><BR/>gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-5615836328688994802008-06-10T23:45:00.000-05:002008-06-10T23:45:00.000-05:00Gail, Mushrooms are fascinating. Morels grow wild...Gail, Mushrooms are fascinating. Morels grow wild where my mom lives. They dry the surplus, so they have morels year 'round.<BR/><BR/>Small coincidence - I watched a fascinating talk from TED today about mushrooms. Ever hear of Paul Stamets? If you haven't seen this, I think you'd enjoy it too, especially after your visit to the internet rabbit hole on the subject of mushrooms. <BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI5frPV58tYgarden girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284047851881823280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-40340535257432337622008-06-10T22:02:00.000-05:002008-06-10T22:02:00.000-05:00Glad you crawled out of the hole, Alice, but thank...Glad you crawled out of the hole, Alice, but thanks for taking us along on your journey! The shrooms are very cool, named or not. And the prose at end is delightful, as are you!Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08681758051433522246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-21934993502667824392008-06-10T20:45:00.000-05:002008-06-10T20:45:00.000-05:00Inquiring minds want to know....LOL and how many o...Inquiring minds want to know....LOL and how many of us have been lost in cyberspace looking for details. Glad the tree toppled with no damage although those birds are a bit distressed probably. Wish I knew how to tell mushrooms apart. They taste so good but they can kill you oh so slowly!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-33982870056202593432008-06-10T14:04:00.000-05:002008-06-10T14:04:00.000-05:00Rain would be nice, but so far, it looks pretty su...Rain would be nice, but so far, it looks pretty sunny from where I sit! :-)DP Nguyenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13729511776841579464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-69258679963705792422008-06-10T08:44:00.000-05:002008-06-10T08:44:00.000-05:00Dave,I had sauteed vegetables with portabella mus...Dave,<BR/><BR/>I had sauteed vegetables with portabella mushrooms over brown rice with a bit of cheese last night with my old college roommate. We decided to recreate a favorite cheap college meal for old time's sake. <BR/><BR/>So glad that I could learn this lesson without anyone or anything getting hurt!<BR/><BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-77287733771835357912008-06-10T08:12:00.000-05:002008-06-10T08:12:00.000-05:00That was a close one fro your client! It would be...That was a close one fro your client! It would be nice to know more about the types of mushrooms out there. The talk about the portabella mushrooms is making me hungry! I like them in omelets.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00524456191483377274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-27120876391218607452008-06-10T06:15:00.000-05:002008-06-10T06:15:00.000-05:00cindee,I was really lucky and fortunately I saw no...cindee,<BR/><BR/>I was really lucky and fortunately I saw no evidence of baby birds or nests...so the woodpeckers knew a bad high rise apartment when they saw it! <BR/><BR/>Amazing life forms the mushrooms and other fungi.<BR/><BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-90704442566118831632008-06-09T23:17:00.000-05:002008-06-09T23:17:00.000-05:00That was a close call. Lucky for everyone. Hope th...That was a close call. Lucky for everyone. Hope the birds had already hatched their babies(-: I think the mushrooms are interesting. I can't believe how they just hang on there and grow like that. Very cool.CiNdEe's GaRdEnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15118389145887562360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-86131479546495908112008-06-09T18:45:00.000-05:002008-06-09T18:45:00.000-05:00DP,Well, I was excited to see a new visitor but yo...DP,<BR/><BR/>Well, I was excited to see a new visitor but you are always welcome!<BR/><BR/>How's the garden, surviving this heat, did I hear rain in the forecast? I certainly hope so!<BR/><BR/>gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-3640540807345584532008-06-09T18:41:00.000-05:002008-06-09T18:41:00.000-05:00Annie,Yes it is quit an internet adventure...That ...Annie,<BR/><BR/>Yes it is quit an internet adventure...That is a fabulous mushroom article!...I read the headline and first paragraph and will return to read it all! <BR/><BR/>My college roommate has been here for 4 days and she and are are both on our computers calling out stories to each other. We laugh and run away from the house to take a break! Our husbands are off on business trips. <BR/><BR/>Red pepper hummus! Yummy!<BR/><BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-73422737931510074722008-06-09T17:36:00.000-05:002008-06-09T17:36:00.000-05:00That post from Cam was really from me, DP. lol. I ...That post from Cam was really from me, DP. lol. I forgot to sign out of his account! :-)DP Nguyenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13729511776841579464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-18834316651778424462008-06-09T17:32:00.000-05:002008-06-09T17:32:00.000-05:00Wow! Talk about good fortune! I'm so glad that tha...Wow! Talk about good fortune! I'm so glad that that tree fell when it did! <BR/><BR/>Mushrooms are so interesting and really pretty, but unfortunately, I could never go mushroom hunting. I'd love to go, but it's hard to tell what's poisonous or not. I'd rather go to the grocery store!Camhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17904061759189429583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-29005417776847754902008-06-09T16:52:00.000-05:002008-06-09T16:52:00.000-05:00Becky,They are aren't they...I noticed that they a...Becky,<BR/><BR/>They are aren't they...I noticed that they are declining out there and think it may be the high temps and low humidity. I am just so glad I got some good photographs! After todays post I went to the grocery and bought some morel mushrooms for dinner!<BR/><BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-82384295299136296692008-06-09T16:11:00.000-05:002008-06-09T16:11:00.000-05:00Oh my, Gail! Does your client know how narrow an e...Oh my, Gail! Does your client know how narrow an escape she had? Or will you wait until the next appointment to let her know how lucky you all were - except for the woodpeckers. <BR/><BR/>The Internet Rabbit Hole is my true home nowadays - I end up there no matter what simple thing the search starts with - which is how I read that <A HREF="http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CEFDB103CF93BA25756C0A964958260" REL="nofollow">some mushrooms are among the Largest Living things on planet Earth</A>. <BR/><BR/>Although I have no portabellas around, you've reminded me that there's an open container of Red Pepper Hummus in the refrigerator and it's calling my name. <BR/>Bye! <BR/><BR/>Annie at the Transplantable RoseAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-46109097652341972802008-06-09T15:29:00.000-05:002008-06-09T15:29:00.000-05:00Cindy,I do like woodpeckers as bothersome as they ...Cindy,<BR/><BR/>I do like woodpeckers as bothersome as they can occasionally be! Yes, for some reason they continue to hang out on the poles...nice creosote tasting bugs!<BR/><BR/>It will be nice to know their species!<BR/><BR/><BR/>gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-38889178461389642162008-06-09T15:27:00.000-05:002008-06-09T15:27:00.000-05:00mmd,Hello there, yes, do ask Alice! I am now humm...mmd,<BR/><BR/>Hello there, yes, do ask Alice! I am now humming White Rabbit along with Gracie Slick...The tree, my bad! I forgot to check it periodically for complete rot when along came some strong winds and that is the rest of my story!<BR/><BR/>gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-21239893183164941862008-06-09T15:13:00.000-05:002008-06-09T15:13:00.000-05:00Tina,You won't believe the hole they hollowed to g...Tina,<BR/><BR/>You won't believe the hole they hollowed to get to a carpenter bee nest We hung a mirror, that actually worked then we hung a fake blow up snake...that has worked very well.<BR/><BR/>Fungi is good!<BR/><BR/>yes, I forgot to credit lice in Wonderland!<BR/><BR/><BR/>gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-50326106863447353032008-06-09T14:53:00.000-05:002008-06-09T14:53:00.000-05:00A narrow escape from disaster, but an escape nonet...A narrow escape from disaster, but an escape nonetheless! When I see woodpeckers here, they're usually on the telephone pole behind my house. Occasionally I spot one on my pine tree (which worries me a bit but not enough yet to take it down). Cool mushrooms: hope some are edible!Cindy, MCOKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094260737874973235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-26986173071085370782008-06-09T14:09:00.000-05:002008-06-09T14:09:00.000-05:00I'm reminded of the part of "Alice in Wonderland" ...I'm reminded of the part of "Alice in Wonderland" where the caterpillar has her eat part of the mushroom; one side makes you larger, the other makes you small. Kind of makes you wonder what old Dodgson was on.<BR/>I applaud your efforts for trying to save the dead tree for the woodpeckers. Too bad that kind of thing works best away from the house & away from the driveway.Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-92024163099343698472008-06-09T12:27:00.000-05:002008-06-09T12:27:00.000-05:00Gail, what an almost catastrophe! You are so right...Gail, what an almost catastrophe! You are so right about getting lost in cyberspace. Been there many times and ended up hours later knowing lots of trivia, but not finding what I was looking for. Your mushrooms are lovely, whatever their names!beckiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06400859161321357279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-9814306440657574492008-06-09T10:38:00.000-05:002008-06-09T10:38:00.000-05:00Those woodpeckers like the side of my house too-vi...Those woodpeckers like the side of my house too-vinyl sided side! Good thing the tree didn't take anything out. Can't wait to read of the mycorrhizae. I utilize them alot by using the compost and believe they are essential to growing. Love the last part-from Alice in Wonderland I am thinking?tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.com