October 14, 2019

Visit to Houghton Park and Hammond Pond

Today, I went to Hammond Pond and the surrounding trail to see if I could spot some fascinating plants. Not going to lie, but I was quite unsuccessful in finding anything interesting. First of all, there were too many boulders around and so I kept getting distracted by climbing them and second of all, I didn't manage to see anything that really popped out. However, I do have some other plants to show from my trip to Houghton Park. I went one week before in the afternoon when it was chilly 53 C°. Surprisingly, I found so many types of berries when I was walking around. I had a really bad urge to eat them, but I think most of them were poisonous. I saw some other flowers and weeds that were colorful and took some pics of those as well. One more thing, I know it's off topic, but I found a ton of fungi today as well! So, I've posted those on this journal just for fun.

Posted on October 14, 2019 02:38 AM by humzar humzar | 9 observations | 0 comments | Leave a comment

October 5, 2019

Visit to Houghton Garden

I walked around Houghton Garden today and saw some pretty zesty organisms living there. I went in the afternoon when it was still sunny and the temperature was a chilly 53°C. My initial plan was to find the first edible truffle species in New England so that I could spice up the pasta I have in my fridge, but I was unsuccessful. Instead, I found a wide variety of fungi on damp branches or stumps. Some of they were really moldy, others were hard and smelly. On another note, I did find some spores growing on a branch! They were light yellow and tiny and somehow I dropped them all over my sweatpants :/. For the most part, it was good visit to the garden and I found a variety of fungi.

Posted on October 5, 2019 12:10 AM by humzar humzar | 8 observations | 0 comments | Leave a comment

September 17, 2019

Visit to Chestnut Hill Reservoir

I went for a walk around the reservoir today and saw some interesting organisms around the area. The sky was mostly clear at the time (the sun was beginning to set) and the temperature outside was a breezy 69° F. During my stroll, I discovered several types of plants growing on the outskirts of the trail and saw several ducks and swans in the water. Funnily enough, I found some poisonous, purple berries growing in a few bushes around the reservoir and was fascinated by their color. Not to mention, it was entertaining watching the ducks and swans looking for food in the reservoir and waddling on the little areas of land to rest.

Posted on September 17, 2019 02:19 AM by humzar humzar | 7 observations | 0 comments | Leave a comment

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