Nature, Photography
Nature, Photography

Nature, Photography

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Maniola jurtina - a beautiful butterfly that likes the presence of humans

5 Oct 2025 1 minute read 0 comments madventure $0.12

The butterfly shown in the photo is the popular Maniola Jurtina. It's a fairly common butterfly from the family Nymphalidae, found almost everywhere in the world, from the Iberian Peninsula to Japan. But what's interesting here isn't its ubiqu...

Namysłów Brewery and grilled chicken wings

4 Oct 2025 1 minute read 0 comments madventure $0.11

The time has come for me to go to the countryside and enjoy a beer and a barbecue in peace. So I bought some chicken wings to go with my Namysłów beer. I took the easy way out and bought the wings seasoned and ready to reheat. But I was very hu...

A delicate and beautiful tree mushroom - the Variable oysterling

3 Oct 2025 1 minute read 0 comments madventure $0.13

Another rain-loving mushroom, strongly dependent on water. This one is airy, delicate, and beautiful. This is an arboreal species called the Cistus variegatus, which appears only in humid, rainy weather. At first glance it looks a bit like an...

One last look at the balcony, a summary of the season

2 Oct 2025 1 minute read 2 comments madventure $0.08

Ostatnie spojrzenie na balkon, podsumowanie sezonu Today I summarized my balcony gardening season. I had to do it early because I was away, but some plants stayed put, and I hope they'll survive 10 days without water. I harvest...

Lithuanian Beer "Volfas Engelman" Pale Lager and homemade spaghetti

1 Oct 2025 1 minute read 0 comments madventure $0.16

Lithuanian Beer "Volfas Engelman" Pale Lager and homemade spaghetti When summer ends and autumn begins, and tomatoes start to taste like tomatoes, not something stuffed with chemicals and pumped with water, I always make homemade spaghetti. Makin...

Can death be beautiful? It all depends on the point of view

30 Sep 2025 1 minute read 1 comment madventure $0.13

Many people are fascinated by mushrooms, but mainly living, we rarely wonder if plants, fungi or other creatures, are aware, feel? It is difficult to find meaning in these photos, because these are more artistic shots than cognitive. These mus...

Giant leucopax, supposedly edible but no one collects it

29 Sep 2025 1 minute read 0 comments madventure $0.16

Giant leucopax this is a mushroom that we don't often encounter in late summer or early autumn. Although it's edible and has a sweetish flavor, it has a rather unpleasant odor and is rarely found in our kitchens, and when it does appear, it's o...

More beautiful and strange flowers in the park garden

28 Sep 2025 1 minute read 0 comments madventure $0.12

Alpine Aster They've grown beautifully this year. They attract the attention of every passerby. These popular flowers, known as Alpine Aster, captivate with their vibrant colors. Depending on where they grow, they have different colors. In sha...

More beautiful and strange flowers in the park garden

27 Sep 2025 1 minute read 0 comments madventure $0.25

Butterfly stonecrop This is the first time I've seen this flower in a park garden. Perhaps I wasn't paying enough attention, distracted by the beautiful summer flowers, but now, in the absence of anything else, I noticed this beautiful specimen....

Giant Edible Tree Mushroom - Black-staining polypore

26 Sep 2025 1 minute read 0 comments madventure $0.08

  This is one of the largest edible tree mushrooms found in nature, and certainly the largest in Europe. Various sources describe the mushroom as common, but I encounter it extremely rarely, mostly in the same location each year. This time, I was...