Oh yeah. I'm into these to see what the colors will be as I find each one - total or not - has a unique "flavor" to it.



In Seattle - 2015

 

Wish I had! Thanks!

I haven't been to Seattle since '82. I studied Mycology there. It's THE mushroom capitol of the world! But the constantly damp - more like sopping-wet - climate nearly killed me. I couldn't acclimate to always being inundated by 'Freddy the Fog-Bank' to start off my day with. Great for mushrooms - bad for me. Alas!

But I LOVE fresh, wild 'shrooms, one of my favorite foods. And the sacred ones that change the wallpaper are great too. Each has a slightly different, yet very notable, 'spirit' to them. Excellent for a young Shaman like I was. I did NOT abuse them to "catch a buzz, dude..." I saw the idiot aftermath of such unguided actions. Most notable for people taking the wrong ones, eating Galerina-species, and needing a liver transplant.

"But other than needing a new liver, were they a good 'buzz,' dude?"

 

Unless you know your mushrooms, Neb - NEVER eat ANY you aren't 100% sure of their identity. You want to eat the mushroom. Not feed the mushrooms through your rotting body buried in the ground amongst their mycelium - the underground webs & tendrils that's the true body of the species. The above-ground 'mushroom' itself is, in effect, the myceliums' sex-organs.

If you don't know your 'shrooms and would like a good book - I can suggest a few.

Please be careful! I may sound casual about them, but I'm actually very well trained. And any I'm not familiar with - I leave well alone. I saw one situation where some 'Cosmic Joe' guy who ate some very poisonous ones at a festival out in Arizona. He thought everything on 'Mother-Earth' was safe if you had 'good vibes, Dude!'

We were out about 20 miles from the nearest paved road. We had to call-up, on a radio-telephone, the local(!) emergency-number and get a helicopter dispatched for an air-evacuation of 'Cosmic Joe' to an Emergency Room of the nearest, well-equipped hospital. And I had to radio the ER-crew and tell 'em what type of mushroom the idiot ate so they'd be ready to provide antidote (if any) and provide supportive-treatment.

'Cosmic Joe' survived. One can only hope he learned his lesson. And I hope his story saves some others from making the same foolish mistake.

Beautiful skies at night. The Milky Way stretching clear across the sky like a belt of jewels to dazzle the eyes!

 

Supermoon & Mushrooms? Not quite.....

But I've gone to score us another (better, I think) article from the good folks of Earth Sky! I hope you enjoy it:

2018’s 2nd Supermoon on January 31.pdf

And interestingly, it contains a very cool song & video! I think Earth Sky can rock with us now anytime! Give this a dance - Sophie Hunter - 'Supermoon'



P.S. - Hit the YouTube link to get it to play.


Stay Tuned...

 

JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT IT WAS SAFE TO GO OUTSIDE AGAIN -

We find out that the BLUE-MOON isn't quite through with us yet! What am I raving about now? Well here we go again:

January 31 is 1st of 2 Blue Moons in 2018.pdf

Back into the 'Lunacy' again!