Walk down Beacon Street

Today, I decided to go for a walk down beacon street and around the chestnut hill reservoir. It was nearing dusk when I first left my dorm building and there was a slight breeze. Despite the wind, it was still about 72 degrees out so goose bumps peppered my exposed arms but I was not cold. The sun was beginning to dip behind a tree line and the moon looked particularly large when it emerged later on my trip. The harvest moon is tomorrow so it will be even bigger and more orange then. I couldn't help but admire the yellow glow on all of nature from reflecting the sunset. Warm-colored leaves blanketed the ground in patches indicating that fall has not reached its peak yet. I had passed a few fungi on a past walk so I tried to find some of them again. All of the fungi I found appeared on or near a tree and most of them were on tree stumps. I also saw a few chipmunks and a lot of ducks which was cute. It was overall a very nice and calming walk.

Posted on October 1, 2020 12:34 AM by vidalka vidalka

Observations

Photos / Sounds

What

Dyer's Polypore (Phaeolus schweinitzii)

Observer

vidalka

Date

September 30, 2020 05:16 PM EDT

Description

This is my best guess for a species is phaeolus schweinitzii. It was definitely a fungus, it was hard to the touch and I had to peel it up a little to see the gills. It was yellowish tanish white.

Photos / Sounds

What

Common Fiber Vase (Thelephora terrestris)

Observer

vidalka

Date

September 30, 2020 05:17 PM EDT

Description

Not 100% sure what this is but looks like this could be thelephora terrestris.

Photos / Sounds

What

Onion-stalk Parasol (Leucocoprinus cepistipes)

Observer

vidalka

Date

September 30, 2020 05:21 PM EDT

Description

Looks very similar to the species noted, definitely a cute mushroom.

Photos / Sounds

What

American Pokeweed (Phytolacca americana)

Observer

vidalka

Date

September 30, 2020 06:16 PM EDT

Description

I used to see these all the time at my summer camp when we went on walks in the woods. We used to call them ink berries.

Photos / Sounds

What

Black-staining Polypore (Meripilus sumstinei)

Observer

vidalka

Date

September 30, 2020 06:19 PM EDT

Description

I am really unsure of the species of this fungi especially because it was decaying and drooping little on the tree. However, the species black-staining polypore does look similar to it.

Comments

This journal and observations contains 5 observations, time has elapsed over 30 minutes, and contains fungi, which are relevant to this week's module. I found it very informative and interesting. Nice work!

Posted by ckahn16 over 3 years ago

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