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 