Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #2,732,330!

Thanks, Joe. And please cancel my student debit. #USA

Puffball mushroom approximately 5" in diameter. It's gonna be tasty on the grill! #FungiFriends🍄📷 #FungiFriday

Miniature lupine (Lupinus bicolor) Location: coastal Monterey County, CA, USA #NaturePhotography📸🌿🌱🌸🪻🌼📷

Barometer earthstars after a rain. Location: Monterey County, CA, USA #FungiFriends🍄📷

Prickly pear cactus in bloom after a light rain. Location: Monterey County, CA, USA #NaturePhotography📸🌵🌱🌿🌸

I made a cream of mushroom soup with the springtime Amanitas I foraged today. Springtime Amanitas are basically field calamari. #FungiFriends🍄📷 #cooking🥣🍄

Some of the Springtime Amanitas (Amanita velosa) evaded the lawnmower. We get rain again tomorrow, so hoping for another flush before the season comes to an end! Location: Monterey County, CA, USA #FungiFriends🍄📷 #NaturePhotography📸🌿🌱

1/? Old Methodist yarn ahead. I started tweeting (on the platform now known as X) about #UMCGC way back in 2008 when only tech-savvy kids with cellphones were doing it. There was so much concern from conference folks about the truth-speak and anti-establishment commentary coming from the tweeter.

Offering a non pharmacological psychedelic experience (sound bath) for friends in the psychedelic-assissted therapies and research program. Location: Emeryville, CA Photo credit: S. Rezaie

Abolish football. #NFL www.sfchronicle.com/sports/colle...

California poppies at dusk. Monterey County, CA #naturephotography🌿📸 🌷🌸🌹🌺🌻🌼🪷🪻🏵️💐❇️

one of the worst parts of capitalism is it steals the joy & hope of technology. we should be excited that robots & computers are stealing our terrible, boring, dangerous jobs, because we won't have to do them, but we know capitalism will abandon us. we should all be living comfortable lives by now.

Take a look at this absolute unit! Did I slide this bad boy into my boo's DMs? Yes. Did my boo admit to being jealous? Also yes. Springtime Amanitas are delicious! #FungiFriday🍄📆 #FungiPhile🍄♥️ #FungiFriends🍄📷

This is a fungi first time find for me: Bankera violascens aka spruce tooth fungus. The first photo is the most true to the mushroom's violet color. The other photos were taken in low light shortly after being dug up from the leaf bed they were under. Ryan Ranch, Monterey, CA #fungifriends🍄📷

A flush of young brown elfin saddles Monterey County, CA #mushroomMonday #fungifriends🍄📷

A tiskit a tasket. I have wild mushrooms in my basket. #MushroomMonday #fungifriends🍄📷

More springtime Amanitas in the yard and headed to the table. Monterey County, CA #mushroomMonday #fungifriends🍄📷 #naturephotography📸🌿

Today is the 5th year anniversary of my coming out as nonbinary and having my gender identity legally recognized as gender X on my Real ID card. Just like that Sunday 5 years ago, today I celebrated Holy Communion in the United Methodist Church. All means all. Grateful. 🍞 🍷 🕊️ 🌈 #UMC #enby

Springtime Amanita (Amanita velosa) mushrooms Monterey County, CA, USA #fungifriends🍄📷 #naturephotography📸🌿

Finding Springtime Amanitas in their varied growing stages makes me so happy! Location: Monterey County, CA, USA #fungifriends🍄📷#Naturephotography🌿

Finding edible mushrooms gives me such joy! These are springtime Amanita (Amanita velosa) mushrooms. Location: Monterey County, CA.

Today in fungi foraging, I found springtime Amanitas (Amanita velosa). They will be sauteed in olive oil and added to pasta. Monterey County, CA #fungifriends🍄📷 #foraging #naturephotography🌿

After Wednesday night, throw caution to the wind, I guess? #travel #California

More rains mean more barometer earthstars. ⭐ ✨ #fungifriends🍄📷 #Sundayfungi☀️📸

Repeal the 2nd Amendment. #USA

🥾 This morning's hike included this view of the Carmel coast (Pacific Ocean) from Inspiration Point on the trails at Palo Corona. 🌅🌊 🚶🏼🌲🌳 #naturephotography🌿📷

White coral fungus found under redwoods. Santa Cruz County, CA #fungifriends🍄📷 #naturephotography🌿📸

Mushrooms with a bonus slug. Santa Cruz County, CA #fungifriends🍄📷 #nature📸

Today we celebrate Vincent Valentine's 19th birthday! Happy birthday, Vinnie V! 🍰 🎈 🎉 #dogsofbluesky #dogsky #doggo

Real turkey tails on wild turkeys saying hi while I looked for mushrooms. Ryan Ranch, Monterey County, CA #fungifriends🍄📷🦃📸

Actual turkey tail fungus (not false turkey tail) Santa Cruz County, CA #Fungifriends🍄📷🦃

More false turkey-tail Santa Cruz County, CA #Fungifriends🍄📷

False turkey-tail Santa Cruz County, CA #Fungifriends🍄📷

Finding fungi in Santa Cruz County, CA means finding banana slugs too. #fungifriends🍄📷 🍌📸

So I went into work today wearing new glasses and was asked: Did you lose weight? Little did I know that this prescription would be strong enough to correct other people's vision too. 👁️👁️

Fuscoporia gilva aka Phellinus gilvus Location: Santa Cruz County, CA #Fungifriends🍄📷

This is a first time find for me. This bolete is covered in a parasitic white fungus called "the bolete eater." It made the mushroom spongy to touch and reminded me of brie. So cool! Location: Garland Ranch Park, Carmel Valley, CA #fungifriends🍄📷

Witch's butter fruiting on false turkey tail. Garland Ranch Park, Carmel Valley, CA #Fungifriends🍄📷

Brown cups Garland Ranch Park, Carmel Valley, CA #Fungifriends

Morning hike today was at Garland Ranch Park, Carmel Valley, CA Someone pulled up this stubble rosegill probably thinking it was a death cap. 🫤 #Fungifriends🍄📷

Lots of forest fungi finds today! Look at these lovely golden waxy caps! (Hygrocybe flavescens) #Fungifriends🍄📷 Location: Santa Cruz County, CA

Ban tackle football for minors. www.psypost.org/2024/02/alar...

Sarcodon squamosus aka "Scaly tooth" Ryan Ranch, Monterey, CA #Fungifriends🍄📷

Check it out! Cantharellus californicus! A bounty of California golden chanterelles on the table! Location: Santa Cruz County, CA #fungifriends🍄📷🌞📸 #fungiFriday #foraging

This banana slug is in search of some #Fungifriends🍄📷 🍌📸

Amethyst deceiver (amethyst laccaria) 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 #mushroomMonday #Fungifriends🍄📷

Barometer earthstars ⭐ ✨ ⭐ (Astraeus hygrometricus) #mushroomMonday #Fungifriends🍄📷

PS: I am also the stereotypical American (US) who will measure with anything except the metric system. 🤣 Rulers be damned! #FungiFriends🍄📷

Remember that button of a salt-loving Agaricus I posted last weekend? (Photo on left -size of a silver dollar) It over doubled in size by this weekend. (Photo on right -size of a hamburger) The harvest went to a neighbor who trusts my IDs. #fungifriends🍄📷 🌿🌱🍃🌳🌲