in this random rambling thread we post random pictures

[Liz Birdlover]

During the war, crop failure or natural disasters, these mushrooms were eaten here. According to the local recipe, they need to be collected young, boiled for 15 minutes in boiling water, then pour out this water and pour new water, then cook for another hour, and then fry in oil with onions in a pan. I once tried it out of curiosity - I must admit, they are somehow tasteless. I can eat it, but it doesn't taste good.
This is about Russian. I haven’t tried those mushrooms that grow with you and I don’t advise taking risks)))
There is a story about a thin pig (this is the name of the mushroom), in Russia it is customary to eat it, and in Europe this same mushroom is highly poisonous and one famous mycologist died from it (according to rumors), who decided to try to eat it. I don't know why, maybe it has something to do with ecology or climate.

The brain mushroom with that brown cloud of dust didn't seem appetizing to me...it freaked me out, literally a brown cloud of stuff I did not want to breathe, never thought my mower could go that fast but was glad it did!
The other mushrooms, omg they stink! I mean really stinky, Peeeeyouuuu stinky with a capital P. Nah, I think I will pass on that one too. I'd dig up the nut sedge & eat that before I tangle with a mushroom.

 

[Liz Birdlover]

Baby Homing Pigeons, they have the softest fuzz before feathers start growing

 

[janiedoe]

Thanks for sharing this, a good read. I think my favorites are the tiny jumping spiders, that have blue or green, they always make me smile.
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It made me recall things I haven't thought about in a very long time. I've watched spiders, too. Used to gently play with Daddy Long Legs whenever we visited my Aunt, she had a decorative concrete block wall & at 3 yrs old, it was my favorite "playground" with spiders, beetles & adorable Roli Poli bugs.
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My Dad was quite the country boy, I take after him in many ways. We always rescued turtles, toads, frogs, lizards or any creature that was in the roadway in danger. Many turtles! They'd get into the roadway but due to curbs couldn't climb back off. I still stop to rescue turtles to this day.

At home, whenever my Mom yelled "There's a spider!" (she was a city raised child) I'd yell back "Don't kill it!!" & come running to the rescue. She thought I was rescuing her, I was really rescuing the spider. I'd scoop up the frightening intruder & gently relocate outside to the garden. Same with any creature or critter that scared Mom...insects, reptiles, basically anything that moved, except for butterflies.

My Dad, Aunt & Mom aren't on this side anymore, & oh, how I miss them.

My oldest daughter is a spider and bug rescuer too. She gets very upset with people who indiscriminately kill spiders or bugs.
BTW, Your spider photo is beautiful!

 

[Liz Birdlover]

My oldest daughter is a spider and bug rescuer too. She gets very upset with people who indiscriminately kill spiders or bugs.
BTW, Your spider photo is beautiful!

It's not my own pic, but it captured the green color best. My little jumpers here are too fast & in no mood to pose, they scoot around quickly. I have a cool little dude living around the back door, I was carrying him out then he'd be back the next day! Now when he sees me, he scoots & hides, doesn't want to be relocated again. Lol Thinking about how little he is & the safe place I relocated...probably took half a day to hop back to the door. Sorry Dude!

 

[Pasha838]

That greenhouse is huge & awesome! cozy & safe accommodations. Good idea!

I was just making humor, was cute how 1 is gazing out of the window, & my caption humor started creating. Hope you don't mind. They're gorgeous birds!
I'd love a greenhouse here, it gets very cold Jan, Feb & March & we can get 2 to 3 feet of snow with 6 foot drifts . I've got stuff to make one, glass & plexiglass...gonna put my sweetheart to work.

Nice joke, i understood ))
This greenhouse is welded from old but strong metal, part of it is glazed with old frames, the rest is sewn up with polycarbonate. High and strong roofs are necessary here because in winter there can be a lot of snow, and if the roof does not have a large slope, it can break through it.
Therefore, roofs always have to be built high, with a large slope. But this is good because the greenhouse does not overheat during the day, and cools down for a long time at night.
There is little good from plant food during this period - in winter, in general, you will have to cut and bring spruce and pine branches (birds, especially chickens, sometimes peck at pine needles).
The photo was taken with the help of a video surveillance camera, but the ducks didn’t get into the view earlier, they often hid in the house. Now they are out and I managed to capture them (sitting on a computer, I can watch the ducks).
Winter is still ahead, here it can be up to -40 degrees below zero at night, during which time I will have to lock myself up in houses that are well insulated. The rest of the time, when the temperature is above -15 C and the sun is shining, they walk in the greenhouse.

 

[Pasha838]

My oldest daughter is a spider and bug rescuer too. She gets very upset with people who indiscriminately kill spiders or bugs.
BTW, Your spider photo is beautiful!

Where I live, killing a spider in the house is considered very bad luck. Therefore, Russians usually catch spiders alive and throw them out windows or doors to the street. I don't know how old this superstition is, but it was before I was born.

 

[Liz Birdlover]

Where I live, killing a spider in the house is considered very bad luck. Therefore, Russians usually catch spiders alive and throw them out windows or doors to the street. I don't know how old this superstition is, but it was before I was born.

Killing a cricket in the house is bad luck, too. At 2am chirping cricket wakes me up (why do they gravitate to my bedroom?) So then I have to figure out where it is (they are expert ventriloquists) then once located, try to catch the noisy visitor, so I can toss it outside, without hurting it. I might make it back to sleep by 3am if I'm lucky I don't know why I've always tried to evict bugs without harm, a habit since childhood I guess. But then I root my chickens on when they eat bugs...go figure.

Hey just saw this, interesting
https://www.bughousepestcontrol.com/the-6-craziest-superstitions-about-insects/

 

[Liz Birdlover]

Nice joke, i understood

That's cool! Sometimes humor may offend, & I hope & try not to, but ya never know who might get offended by something. I avoid politics & religion humor for sure. Animal captions can be so funny though, probably my favorite.

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This greenhouse is welded from old but strong metal, part of it is glazed with old frames, the rest is sewn up with polycarbonate. High and strong roofs are necessary here because in winter there can be a lot of snow,

Here too, it gets very heavy before it melts, too. A girl was injured about 20 miles away, their chicken coop roof collapsed under weight of snow. We had about 3 feet plus deep drifts & I was nervous about walking through the pens covered in snow, but they held!

The photo was taken with the help of a video surveillance camera,

Wow cool! I want a chicken coop camera to see what's goin out there, I know there's one that can even app on a phone, so amazing! I'm asking that for Christmas from my sweetheart, cuz I surely do Not need more clothes. I already told him, the way to this girl's heart is not flowers, chocolate or jewelry, it is through my flock! He does something or builds something for them, that is powerful, Right to my heart!

Winter is still ahead, here it can be up to -40 degrees below zero at night, during which time I will have to lock myself up in houses

Ugh, I get cold when it hits 40 degrees & it's rainy, as the dampness seeps into my bones with arthritis. What's weird is, when it drops below freezing here, the air is not as humid, and although I don't like cold, it doesn't hurt my bones as badly. I do prefer 60 degrees to about 100 degrees if dry, but here if it is 80 degrees and very humid, it feels hotter, like you could sweat & gasp for air just sitting still. I guess humidity makes it worse than the actual temperature. But overall, that bitter cold is nasty, I worry about the animals for sure, even worry for wild ones. I've been very fortunate, my flock is ok, I insulated their coops & I can keep it so at least the drinking water never freezes, and their feet, combs & wattles are fine. I've never been in below zero here though, rare if it gets that cold. Where I used to live we'd get maybe 20 below but it was rare. I do not miss that! I'd go ice skating on a pond with a little campfire nearby if it was 20 degrees. But 20 below? Nope, not staying out in that!

Didn't mean to write a novel y'all ok have a great day, my chores await

 

[azurbanclucker]

 

[Liz Birdlover]

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Loved AZ, visited about 6 times in the 90s. Beautiful & diverse.