I have been feeling under the weather for almost two weeks now. I got sick then felt good, not great, and then got worse. Not sure what is the cause but while I had three good days to hike and mushroom hunt I did take a few photos of some the signs of Spring.
I am also working on my wine… I did start the process a few days ago. Got the Dandelions picked and the “tea” made. I am hoping that as I am feeling better to get the fermentation started tomorrow and will write a post about it this weekend. I just feel that I should have had all this sickness over the winter and not while the sun is shining and the temps are in the upper 60’s and lower 70’s.
Well here is what I did see while out hiking, Hope it will tide you all over until the wine post !
Red trillium at Hacker Valley West Virginia
Wild Blue Bells at Hacker Valley, West Virginia
Rock with american Flag, Hacker Valley, West Virginia
Christopher playing with stick on logging road at Hacker Valley, WV
Buckeye tree leaves begin to sprout
double scarlet cup mushroom
Fairy Mushroom in the woods of West Virginia
group of tiny mushrooms at the base of a Poplar tree
Spike buck horns in the woods of West Virginia
bone with chipmunk teeth marks
Spring buds on Poplar tree
Stone Bridge at jacksons mill
If you can’t tell I have been working with the Macro setting on my Camera lately. I think that I have discovered the subject matter that speaks to me the most and that is my love of Mushrooms and Bones. This is the first good photos I have taken of them and I am sure as time goes on I will have a nice collection of photos. Here in the mountains of Appalachia I have thousands of opportunities to find photograph them. Over the years I have collected many bone from the wild and used them as subjects of hundreds of prints and drawings but now I have found that they make great subjects for photos too! So as summer progress I am sure to show off many more colorful Mushrooms and any odd bones I find. We can have SO MUCH FUN together looking closer at my world.
West Virginia Mountain Mama 
Beautiful pics! I have been enjoying the woods around my house the last couple weeks. So pretty this time of year.
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Hope you’re feelilng better now, JoLynn; as you say, it’s easier to be a bit sick in the winter than in the spring. Then we just want our energy to be up so we can be outside and enjoy it all.
Loved all the photos; the mushrooms are so interesting, but the chipmunk-chewed bone was awesome!
~ Linne
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I have gotten wide comments on both of the bone photos… my face book friends really liked the life and death in perfect harmony of the skull in the green growth of spring or the bone with the teeth marks… first time I have ever seen one! Thanks Linne… I am feeling a little better!
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Enjoyed seeing your mushrooms. We have not seen one morel! I read in last comment that you are feeling better, happy that is the case. There are so many interesting things to learn in the woods. The ticks creep me out but we dress to avoid them!
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funny that you bring up ticks.. I was the first to get one this year… and Tom works outside every day. I dont think it was fair at all. We have found ) morels this year also… so I am hoping that the Cantrell mushrooms make up for it in june!
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I loved seeing all the little bits you witnessed on your hike! All of these pictures brought a smile to my face. Oh, how I miss WV… can’t wait to go back soon 🙂
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