Morel Mushroom Hunting 101

My first mushroom hunting adventure (since I was a little girl) resulted, after 40 minutes, with a Bud Light beer can. Ha!

My second adventure resulted in these...

 

And this...

 

I don't think it is edible. No pictures of it came up under the Google images search for "edible wild mushrooms".

I started out just going outside to take pictures of the dandelions and "purple weeds" along the road to the Teen Village. Look at the awesome dividing line these two weeds have created. 

 I decided to give mushroom hunting another try and checked out the woods at camp. Dad was just a few minutes behind me. He gave me some good tips. 

1. Use a mesh bag instead of a plastic sack so that you can spread the mushroom's spores around and have more chances or finding more mushrooms later on. 

2. Look around standing dead trees that are loosing their bark. 

3. Morels grow in packs...just like wolves. So make sure you check out the area well once you find one. 

4. Once you find one on your own it is easier to look for them.

5. Move and change your point of view. You will most likely discover some that you missed. 

6. Don't wear flip flops, like I did today...big mistake. I stepped in lots of poison ivy. :Z

7. IF you step in poison ivy wash your feet/skin with soap and cold water (warm-hot water makes your pores open and allows the poison ivy oils to penetrate). 

Hope you learned something valuable to your own Morel-hunting adventures!

Easter Sunday Flowers

Mom, Dad, and I went to church. We have new Sunday school and worship service times and what was once two worship services is now combined into one. It was amazing to not have to get up at 6am to get ready for church! After PVBC we went straight to Fort Wayne to spend time with Grandma. I took these pictures around her and Bill's houses (SOOC):

Andrea's Birthday Dinner

 

 ...Enough said.

(All photos SOOC - I need to learn the proper settings for low-light conditions)

Vera Bradley Outlet Sale (I'm holding back the exclamations!...opps one slipped out))

Vera Sale today and I am wore out. We conquered that sale! Mom, Andrea (from camp)and I left home at 1:00pm. We got to the Colusium at 1:42. Waited in line till 3:00. Then the grab and bag began. I grabbed a pink plastic bag that you at the door and had it filled in 25 minutes!

Here is the formula for a perfect Vera Outlet Sale experience:

1. Grab every thing you see that you like or could possibly like and put it in your pink plastic bag.

2. Once this bag and all your free hands are full move to the sidelines and sift and purge half of all your findings.

3. Hit the floor again and get to those purses/wallets you may have missed in the beginning haste.

4. Get to the sidelines again and purge, purge, purge till the calculator shows a number that won't make you have a stroke.

5. Buy and smile!

Here are photos of the sale: