Tag Archives: Carol Kozal

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I thought  you might enjoy this holiday wreath made up of Fly Amanita mushrooms, Amanita muscaria.

A lovely way to celebrate the holiday season!

Thanks to Paul and Carol for allowing me to share their creation and photo with you here. To see much more of Paul's nature photography, here is his website: https://www.paulkozal.com/ and if you are on the Mendonoma Coast, you can visit his gallery in Gualala: https://www.paulkozal.com/Visit-the-Gallery

We had a pretty strong storm overnight last night that brought 1.4 inches of rain. We sailed past 30 inches of rain so far this season, more than we had all of last season. Keep it coming, Mother Nature!

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Carol Kozal created this beautiful wreath from Fly Amanitas and her husband, Paul Kozal, photographed it.

It looks like forest fairies live in the opening in this Redwood Tree. The Fly Amanita Christmas wreath is a beautiful addition.

Thanks to Carol and Paul for allowing me to share this creation with you here.

Merry Christmas! We are having Christmas rain, a warm rain with some strong gusts. We have had over an inch of the wet stuff so far.

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Paul Kozal found this immense Boletus edulis on The Sea Ranch.

Paul Kozal with a huge Boletus edulis by Carol Kozal

It weighed well over four pounds. It's certainly the biggest one I've ever seen and Paul agrees.

Carol Kozal took this photo of Paul and I thank her for allowing me to share it with you here.

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What a creative way to use Fly Amanitas! Here is what Carol Kozal did, in her own words. "As I was walking the other day I noticed there were several Fly Amanita mushrooms growing everywhere. In their varying degrees of growth they looked to me like Christmas ornaments. So, I thought why not pick some and make a wreath? After several attempts and a box of toothpicks later, I managed to make the wreath I had envisioned. I plan to make another one and display it at Studio 391 during the holidays."

Carol's husband, Paul Kozal, photographed this unique wreath. The Kozals have an art studio in Gualala. You can learn more at: http://www.studio391.net/ And to see more of Paul's photograph of wild mushrooms, click here: http://www.artofthemushroom.com/ Paul's photographs are wonderful to behold!