I’ve said it before and I will say it again, on a day like today it’s best to be outside! Off went to our favourite park – we were there yesterday finding mushrooms and chickadees and more, oh my!
Today was another search for mushrooms, not for picking, just identifying. And with mushrooms we always find moss and lichen, so many wonderful kinds for which we love making up names.
Before we left I found that Annie and Dawn were putting together a nature exchange and decided that we would start a collection for this as well which we will show once we have collected.
The sky was perfect as the sky always is with wispy clouds and the scent of ocean and pine in the air. A beautiful day to be thankful on this day of Thanksgiving and a perfect way to celebrate!
It was a busy day at the park so we decided to venture off the paths and into the forest to find what we could find, treasures that have always existed but tucked safely away. Nature never disappoints!
L found a walking stick! 🙂
Stick balancing which is always fun and worth the time.
We found a path through the trees.
A wonderful day indeed then off to home to prepare our Tofurky dinner but not without some newfound treasures and some oldies but goodies as well.
I just had to come by and say hello. I saw you left a post for the nature exchange, saying you were headed to Shubie. That caught my eye! We live in Halifax and are also planning to take part in the nature exchange.
Hello Sara! That is so great! I am off to visit your blog – small world! 🙂
Hello again!
The second photo might be honey mushroom? I don’t have any expertise, I just look things up in my little guide (I need a better one too).
The moss (I love moss and pretty much squeal every time I see some) in the photo before the stick found is Common Haircap Moss.
I love nature and it’s so relaxing to spend time here surrounded by it.
Oooh yes! moss is so lovely as well. We have made up our own names for them as we go along such as ‘fairy forest’, ‘fairy field’, and ‘pixie prairie’. So fun! Thanks for your insight into the names! 😉