Hammock Central
Last weekend was spent in the forest with the Mad Crew, unfortunately the Big Guy has disappeared off to Canada and obviously couldn't make it, he must have found those real mountains and endless miles of forest far too appealing, I expect he is waiting for the snow to arrive to he can go joy riding in a Skidoo :-)
This was the first expedition where everyone was sleeping in a hammock. Is this start of something new for the crew? Sleeping in a hammock is fun and you don't have to worry too much about what is on the ground, especially during the warmer weather when the floor is alive with bugs! Getting into your sleeping bag with a hammock is fun, the trick is to get into your bag while standing on the ground, pull it up over your head as far as it will go, then carefully sit in the centre of the hammock and swivel yourself in. Falling off just adds to the entertainment!
Tom look at a Sparassus Crispus
Find of the weekend has to be this Cauliflower fungus (Sparassus Crispus), first time any of us had seen one, probably because we are usually mooching around the forest out of season for this Fungi, it was certainly a fine looking fungus, apparently it's edible to. There where plenty of Toads to be seen and we also found the cutest little Pond Froglet you've ever seen, unfortunately I didn't have my camera with me a the time ;-(
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ReplyDeleteHammocks....yeah I'm looking forward to watching my dear friends falling about in the middle of the night, from the relative safety of my floor space. I only hope I'm safe when you lot start stumbling about in the dark ;)
ReplyDeleteIt can be a challeng to find a cluster of trees to accomodate us all with the right spacing between the trees. Fortunately no one fell out of their hammock at night and we all have a good nights sleep. The only niggly thing about that weekend was the bloddy mosi's, 20 bites on my left ankle and 16 on my right, the gits bit me through 2 layers of socks! Atleast next time I know where to put the insect repelent!
ReplyDeleteOhhhh yeah them skittos always find a way of getting some of your blood....I've even been bitten through a mosi net that had rested on my face while I slept. Infact I've jumped under the net rely fast and still managed to let a few in with me. I'll stay as I am and leave mr treks until the weather breaks and them pesky bugs are dorment. Besides it's no fun if it's to warm to sit around the fire ;)
ReplyDeleteWe've found several cauliflower funghi in the pine woods behind our house. I'm in the process of drying a couple we found last week. They taste very good, dry well and reconstitute beautifully when rehydrated.
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