Author: Jennifer M. Dodd
Into the woods
Apple blossoms. Malus domestica 
Violets. Viola 
Logs inoculated with Chicken-of-the-Woods spawn. Laetiporus sulphureus 
Frog spawn in the creek. 
Trying not to fall in the creek. 
Footprints in the mud. 
Racoon and deer. 
Bobcat. 
Wild blueberries. Vaccinium angustifolium 
Wild blueberries. Vaccinium angustifolium
The hunt is on
The score: 0 morels, but a whole lot of other neatness.
Crowsfoot or running cedar. Diphasiastrum digitatum 
Fiddlehead ferns. 
Witches’ butter. Tremella mesenterica 
Witches’ butter. Tremella mesenterica 
Eastern box turtle. Terrapene carolina carolina 
A bit of luck caught my eye. 
Mayapple or American mandrake. Podophyllum peltatum 
Abby found an owl pellet and carried it home in a leaf. 
Time for science! 
Dissection in progress. Those tweezers are going to be sterilized when the kids are done with them. 
Furry!
Fire burns, rain falls
Sunset over the daffodils
Three-Stage 80% Sourdough Rye Bread from Hamelman’s “Bread”
How does your garlic grow?
