Nature, Photography
Nature, Photography

Nature, Photography

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Jura in early spring and summer

24 Sep 2025 1 minute read 0 comments madventure

I go to the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland a dozen or so times a year. The season begins in early spring. If March is pleasant and warm, we even go camping for a few nights. The beautiful, lush greenery isn't there yet; it's austere, and not always p...

Rain-loving summer fungi - Beech rooter and Sheathed woodtuft

23 Sep 2025 1 minute read 0 comments madventure

There are many species of mushrooms that show their beauty primarily during the rainy season. Of course, they also enjoy a bit of sunlight, but water is their element. Without it, they are short-lived, die quickly, and sometimes I have nothing l...

Physalis inflatae, or beautiful lanterns in our garden

22 Sep 2025 1 minute read 0 comments madventure

I noticed this beautiful plant in the park garden for the first time. Perhaps new plants are added each year to enrich the flora of this beautiful place. The Physalis inflata is an ornamental plant, but it is edible. The fruits are f...

Following the Centuria River Trail - Kraków-Częstochowa Upland

21 Sep 2025 1 minute read 2 comments madventure

This extraordinary Jurassic river, which owes its first-class purity to limestone rocks acting as an excellent filter, begins near the village of Kanki-Hutki. Immediately after this, a rather large pool of water from the Centuria River appears, c...

More beautiful and strange flowers in the park garden

20 Sep 2025 1 minute read 0 comments madventure

Anemone scabiosa In today's post, I'll describe a few more plants from the secret garden, because contrary to appearances, their number is increasing rather than decreasing over time. As autumn approaches, more interesting plant species can be o...

Beautiful mushrooms of the summer and autumn season - Pine coral mushroom (Phaeoclavulina eumorpha)

19 Sep 2025 1 minute read 1 comment madventure

  The world of coral fungi is very extensive and it is difficult to clearly determine what species of fungus it is without thorough research. To determine what kind of mushroom this is, in the case of species very similar to each other, one...

A trip beyond the boundary, or a September walk through the open-air museum

18 Sep 2025 1 minute read 0 comments madventure

Like every year, or rather every season, I go for a long walk through the Chorzów Ethnographic Park, also known as the popular Chorzów open-air museum, meaning I go out into the countryside. You'd think that constantly visiting this place mig...

Lithuanian Tauras beer and cabbage rolls with tomato sauce

17 Sep 2025 1 minute read 2 comments madventure

Today I'm working on a Lithuanian beer called "Tauras," which simply means bull. It's a non-alcoholic beer, but still a beer. This Vilnius brewery was founded in 1860 and has many good beers in its arsenal. With my beer, I enjoyed a...

Balcony crops - August summary and the first harvest

16 Sep 2025 1 minute read 0 comments madventure

  September has begun, so it's time for the first harvest of this year's goodness from my balcony. The first tomatoes have already arrived at home, and what I was most looking forward to – hot peppers of various varieties. I'm a fan of spicy foo...

Huge mushrooms - Tinder fungus

15 Sep 2025 1 minute read 0 comments madventure

When I went to the forest near me, I expected to find various species of mushrooms. Even though it's a forest near a large urban area, I always spotted something in the field. Tinder fungus, as the name suggests, is present everywher...