Trying to keep up with my Knox garden plot and all the other fun seasonal outdoor activities!  This year I joined the CT Valley Mycological Society (http://www.cvmsfungi.org/).  This Sunday was my first mushroom foray with them--awesome weather and at an AMAZING location! I never knew about Winding Trails (private park). Check out all the crazy 'shrooms. The grey shaggy one is called Old Man of the Woods (Strobilomyces strobilaceus). Also I didn't know that all Amanitas are not red capped. Also by unbelievable coincidence, my friend was at the pond with her family and I fit in a visit with her and the girls after the mushroom walk.  Such a great day!