Nature, animals, plants, mushrooms

Nature, animals, plants, mushrooms

everything about what lives on Earth


The weather is like the end of November - but you have to move - My Actifit Report Card: October 3 2022

4 Oct 2022 1 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

This is perhaps the most unpleasant day since the beginning of fall. When I was walking in the park, I met literally no soul. Yes, I know you have to be off-guard to walk in such weather. To chyba najbardziej nieprzyjemny dzień od początku jesieni....

Suillus luteus harvest in the middle of the week - so many butterflies have not been harvested in such a short time

3 Oct 2022 1 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

The mushroom picking trip in the middle of the week did not look promising. Information from friends and from the inhabitants of the town we were going to was rather pessimistic. Something grows, but not much, so we couldn't count on a big harvest....

Rainbow in the forest - Rubroboletus legaliae

2 Oct 2022 1 minute read 2 comments marianomariano68

EN PL The hat is not very pretty. Light gray, beige brown or light brown but with pink discoloration. It can be up to 16 cm in diameter. In youth, semicircular, then convex, surface rather dull, slightly suede, spongy to the touch. Kapelusz n...

Panther amanita (Amanita pantherina) - a deadly trap for inexperienced mushroom pickers

28 Sep 2022 2 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

Toadstool are mushroom species belonging to the high-risk group. Not everyone should collect them, even if they have a lot of experience. I am an example of this, because I know mushrooms very well, but only a few toadstools end up in my basket. Mu...

My Actifit Report Card: September 19 2022 - The point of view depends on the point of sitting - Japanese Garden - long walk in the Silesian Park

22 Sep 2022 1 minute read 3 comments marianomariano68

Again, the weather was not conducive to walks, I would say it was disgusting, capricious and changeable, but it had its advantages. In the shade, and that prevailed today, before 9 a.m. it was less than plus 9 degrees Celsius. On the one han...

Naked snail, or Lusitan snail - a dangerous pest in our gardens.

21 Sep 2022 2 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

As soon as a little rain falls, it gets colder, and the air humidity is quite high, it appears - the Luzutan Snail. If only he would appear alone, but sometimes there are several hundred of them, and they are painstakingly, like a sandstorm, moving...

Another rainy weekend and fall depression coming - My Actifit Report Card: September 18 2022

20 Sep 2022 1 minute read 1 comment marianomariano68

A bit of a walk in search of summer but unfortunately a disappointment. Cold more and more yellow leaves, the temperature as in November - the autumn "deprecha" is walking towards me in great strides. Trochę spaceru w poszukiwaniu lata, ale niestet...

Mushroom like a volcano - Common Earthball (Scleroderma citrinum)

19 Sep 2022 1 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

Despite the rainfall, there are not many species of mushrooms in the forest. I was able to spot the remarkable Lemon Grassskin in several stages of growth. As a mature individual, during the breeding season, and after the spore has emerged. Lemon cro...

Lupine, not only a beautiful but also useful plant

18 Sep 2022 1 minute read 1 comment marianomariano68

EN PL Lupine (Lupinus L.) - is a plant from the broad bean family. What does it mean? - more or less, that it is a close relative of the popular beans, broad beans and other legumes. Lupine represents over 200 species, many of which grow in E...

They call him "tram driver", he looks scary, but that's just appearances

16 Sep 2022 2 minute read 2 comments marianomariano68

This extremely interesting insect is called "Firebug", or "Two-spot Smith". He is a frequent visitor to parks, forests and gardens where a tree called Lipa grows. Ten niezmiernie ciekawy owad nazywa się "Kowal bezskrzydły", albo "Kowal dwuplamek"....