July: Fungi Frolic

Things to notice the next time you go into the woods: How some gilled mushrooms age and die quite beautifully by turning their caps inside out. Stray rays of sunlight filtering through the trees sculpt the exposed gills and provide a perfect mountain trail for a tiny red hiker. The Gulf South Mycological Society typically conducts a Summer Foray in July. I attend the Friday night & Saturday portions when I can, and join a bunch of other fun and interesting people crazy enough to go into the woods in July and sweat profusely whilst looking for mushrooms. Last summer…

April: NOT a Butterfly

April is butterfly counting month. I could have shown you a slew of butterflies for this edition of #YearInReview. Instead, let me perhaps introduce you to a fascinating critter that is equally photogenic in its own way! Indeed, I encountered this “fella” (boy or girl? no idea!) while counting butterflies at Allen Acres in Vernon Parish. But as always, I rarely am able to focus on just ‘one thing’ when I am out in the natural world with my camera. This is not the first robber fly I have encountered. Indeed, over time I have become increasingly interested in robber…