"When it rains, it pours". This was so very true last weekend in the farm. Our place got rain late by one month than the big city where I stay. We seldom get rains without typhoons or strong winds, or actually, it is the other way around. We only get rains when there are 'low pressure areas', typhoons or thunderstorms. Last weekend we got LPA at the northernmost part of the country. It barely touched the country's area of responsibility, but still we got continuous rains for two nights and two days. Many low areas in the city got flooded. At least our farm in the province is in the uplands, so we just stayed indoors, eat more and talk more with the family most of the time. It is a good time to bond with my niece who is now in college, and my nephew who is not so keen in studying as long as he passed the tests.
The few minutes with a lull in rainfall, i got out with an umbrella to cover the camera, and took some shots under the drizzles.
this mushroom cannot tolerate too much rain, it already looks old
this one is happily growing on a decaying trunk
these group grows abundantly and fast
the widest of these measures ~1 foot, but we don't know if they have importance to humans
while the mushrooms seem enjoying the rain, these goats don't look like they do
Look at those eyes, aren't they so sad and longing for something? I think they are praying for the rain to stop. Goats don't like rain. Water easily seeps into their skin, so we immediately get them to shelter when they are left out in the rain. Leaving them in the rain for a couple of hours will kill them.
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The goats really don't look very happy about the rain, but I know you needed it so I'm sure everyone else enjoyed it. Sounds like good soaking rain for the garden.
ReplyDeleteMissy, I am actually a rain person, meaning i love the rain no matter when and where. Even if it sometimes destroy the plants, i still am so happy when it's raining. Thanks.
DeleteYour goats make me laugh. Their faces are priceless. Love that you have some wonderful dark photos from all the rain....and your 'shroom shots are beautiful. We don't get to see these beauties here in the desert as often.
ReplyDeleteHi my friend Kreesh, (the story of this name always give me some smile too!). Actually those goat faces make me laugh too, most especially when i consider them sad. Actually, no matter what the circumstances are, they look the same. I actually laughed at Missy's comment above, because these goats' expressions don't change, maybe it is in their genes!
DeleteA 1 foot mushroom?!?!! Whoah! Too bad you don't know if it is edible. Imagine grilling that giant drizzled with olive oil, salt and herbs.
ReplyDeleteI agree, your goats are not that happy. Too much rain, even for humans and tillandsias. I'm anxious about humidity again.
Hahaha, i know one authority in mushrooms in the country, i helped him get his patent on his procedure. In August i will see him and will ask about the wide mushroom. Actually this one is a bit hard almost similar in morphology with the Ganoderma they use with coffee, remember the Jimms 3-in-one! By the way, my sister found some Volvariella mushrooms from banana trunks and that is my favorite species oh how i love it, more delicious than the oyster mushroom we see in supermarkets. Nag-agawan kami ni Allen.
DeleteSo what happened to the tillandsias?
Tillandsias look okay so far. I have one species that is super xeric na na-expose sa rain that I worried about but no sign of rot so far. That Volvariella sounds good. Is your big mushroom very hard? I remember when I was a child, we used to climb trees and used the mushrooms as steps going up.
DeleteThat hard one you used as steps are darker in color. It is the Ganoderma i talk about above. But i don't feel like powdering them for my coffee, looks yuck!
Deletehehe yes Linda the goats look sad. Please read my reply to Rohrerbot above.
ReplyDeleteI still remember the torrential rain and typhoons the Philippines often gets, and see all the life and freshness that comes out afterwards, including the mushrooms!
ReplyDeleteU nas ostatnio też sporo padało, nawet za dużo. Grzyby z pewnością są zadowolone z deszczu, ale kozy czekają z utęsknieniem na jego koniec. Pozdrawiam.
ReplyDeleteWe recently also rained a lot, even too much. Mushrooms are certainly happy with the rain, but goats are waiting eagerly to the end. Yours.
Hi Giga, it's really great we have the rains, isn't it! Do you have goats in your too cold environment?
DeleteGreat shots. The goats are too cute.
ReplyDeleteCher Sunray Gardens
The rain does seem to bring out the mushrooms!
ReplyDeleteThe whales were great I have to say!
Stewart M
Fantastic pictures of the fungi.
ReplyDeleteLovely photos of nature ~ love the goats!~ namaste, (A Creative Harbor)
ReplyDeleteGreat post!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.
ReplyDeleteNeat mushroom pictures. I have similar ones growing here in South Florida.
ReplyDeleteSuch cute goats! :)
ReplyDeleteI did not know that about goats...lovely images of the mushrooms and fungus...it will be a while before I see any in my garden.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad the rain stopped long enough for you to get these wonderful pictures. I'm also glad you didn't have any problems at your farm.
ReplyDeleteSometimes those mushrooms appear in my garden too. But no goats.
ReplyDeleteHi Andrea, I did not know that about goats. so glad that you rescued them. Hope those sad eyes turned to glad eyes. Loved the mushroom pics. I would love to go mushroom harvesting. Don't know if they do that here, but I love mushrooms. Would not know which were safe to eat.
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Jann
Thanks Jann for coming over. We only know two mushrooms here that can be eaten, but we only see one, those that grow on old banana plants. We are also afraid to try those we dont know, mushrooms are known to be poisonous.
DeleteWhat adorable goats! I never knew that they can't tolerate rain!
ReplyDeleteRain is good, never mind what goats think!
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