Gopher tortoises.
An oak tree that I’ve been looking for about 6 years trying to find. It’s one of the smallest oak trees to naturally occur. Most stay under 18 inches but some reach a maximum height of 3 feet. It’s the Running Oak.
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Found some ringless honey mushrooms yesterday and used half of them in my omelette. The eggs of the omelette are not real eggs but made by just egg the plant based company. Should note there are deadly lookalikes and even if you find the right ones you have to cook it properly or you can get very sick and to further note, even if you find the right ones and cook it correctly a decent amount of the population gets sick from eating them. Luckily I don’t get sick and can eat I guess as much as I’ve any without getting sick since at times I’ve eaten 5x as much a day for 14-20 days straight.
Also found a cute very gold looking baby alligator.
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Awww! Little Snaggletooth,
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Spent the day at a nice spot.
Found a mushroom known as the porcini-like bolete and it’s delicious. Cooked it in garlic olive oil and seasoned it with rosemary, salt and black pepper.
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Stunning photos!
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Helps that it was a stunning place lol. Hiked for a few miles to the spot. Then spent a few hours there just relaxing. Read a bit of the Bible and read about of my mushroom horror anthology. Napped about 15-30 minutes and then hiked back to my truck. Was a nice 71°f. Laying on the sand next to the river was super relaxing. Was alone 98% of the time other than when this random guy elderly man came by and warned me about a killer Bigfoot. Was a bit mad I did not believe in Bigfoot. Was a nice guy. Probably close to 70. He was rabbit hunting I think. Started into this odd talk about knowing government officials and sheriffs and that they cover it up to keep attracting people to this area as tourists. But it just lasted for about 15 minutes. He got on to me for not wearing orange during hunting season and that someone may think I’m a deer and shoot me. Asked if I saw anything crazy. Harmless enough. I should be wearing orange. I don’t hunt animals and so I never really think about it. Don’t know what season is what.
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I don’t hunt, either, but the first day of gun season is off at our high school because so many students do. Even running in the wooded town park, my wife reminded me to wear bright clothes. It’s a good idea–most people are careful, but some not.
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