Tag Archives: Dan Lewis

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Fly Amanitas, Amanita muscaria, have been popping up on the Mendonoma Coast. We are taking a break from the rains with sunny, very mild weather. These red-capped mushrooms with the white spots seem pretty darn happy. Kurt Fuchs photographed one recently.

As did Cece Case.

And Wayne Smith.

Dan Lewis also joined in the fun.

These mushrooms can be eaten, I'm told by David Arora, if you parboil them twice, throwing out the water between boils. Personally, I'd rather watch them in the forest and in meadows. They are fascinating as they evolve. I had a group growing under a huckleberry bush, but they all got eaten one night! Mushrooms feed a lot of critters.

Thanks to all above who allowed me to share their photos with  you here.

To all who celebrate the holiday today,  Happy Thanksgiving!

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The small green (usually green) treefrog we see on the Mendonoma coast is called a Sierran Treefrog. Dan Lewis had one hiding out in his BBQ and it looks like the treefrog was in the process of changing from green to a rusty red.

Dan wrote, “This little guy loves to hide under our BBQ cover on our back deck at Enchanted Meadows. The deck is over six feet off the ground. I have placed the frog into the garden or in the bushes five times now, and he keeps coming back. I have to make sure it’s not in the BBQ before I light it up.”

Sierran Treefrogs are excellent climbers. They have suction-like cups on the ends of their fingers and toes. Here's a photo John Shiu took of a treefrog showing its fingers.

Peggy Berryhill got a surprise while at Gualala Point Regional Park recently. She reached out to get a bag for her dog's waste. When she pulled the bag out, she found a little treefrog.

Thanks to Dan, John and Peggy for allowing me to share their photos with you here.