Tag Archives: Susy Rudy

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A sign of autumn, Dyer's Polypores are fun to spot in forests. Carolyn Case found two of them.

And Thane Frivold found one.

Dyer’s polypores are harbingers of autumn, letting us know the season is changing. Their role in nature is to decompose dead wood. They get their common name because dyer’s of wool use these mushrooms to dye the wool. When the mushroom is young, it dyes yellow, then orange, and then as it has aged, it dyes brown. I so enjoy watching them evolve in the forest.

Thanks to Carolyn and Thane for allowing me to share their photos with you here.

Bonus sightings today: Susy Rudy found two King Boletes, boletus edulis, yesterday - the first I have heard of this season. Hooray! And Humpback Whales are being seen today and the past couple of days in large numbers.

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Suzy Rudy wrote, “A heads up to local botanical observers. The nice patch of Coastal Lilies at the southern border of Salt Point State Park, northbound lane is blooming. The population is quite a bit larger than last year - no doubt the blessing of the year’s rains.”

These orange beauties are endemic to California and are now only found on the North Coast. A visit to Salt Point State Park would be a great choice for the holiday weekend.

Thanks to Susy for allowing me to share her photos with you here.

Super foggy this morning but the sun has chased the fog back over the ocean. It's a beautiful afternoon here on the Mendonoma Coast.