Myke Walton

@mwalton.bsky.social

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Compost in training web: https://mwalton.me/ inat: https://inaturalist.org/people/mykewalton

macro photo of a small mycena mushroom surrounded by moss
numerous orange-white sharp-scaly pholiota mushrooms growing among ferns and mosses
A view looking up along the length of a moss-covered tree trunk with abundant white mushrooms fruiting from the side
A gray "Royal" typewriter on a black wooden table beside a green notebook, pen and mechanical pencil
a brown Douglas fir cone with small white mushrooms growing out from between its scales
large white lion’s mane mushroom on the side of a moss covered tree
Top down view of a mushroom with brown center and bulbous yellow edges growing on the side of a log with green maple leaves in the background.
Pelicans in flight over ocean waves breaking on a sandy shore. Overcast weather with fog and low cloud cover over rocky cliffs
a mans arm with a snail tattoo extending towards a fire lookout tower on the horizon
A green macaw eating fruit from a bowl held by a man. The bird mischievously decides to play-bite his arm without harming him & the two have a verbal exchange about boundaries.
A thorny ocotillo plant in brown desert earth with a man’s hand grasping a severed root in the foreground
Desert sand dunes backgrounded by a clear blue sky
a waterfall pouring over a moss-covered cliff with a man standing on a large boulder below surrounded by mixed conifer & deciduous trees
a dep forest green frog sitting on a wet gray rock
Two kayaks (blue and orange) on the rocky shore of a lake with water softly lapping and green conifer covered mountains in the background
a green aspen leaf with white squiggles left by a leafminer larvae
Printed color photo of a black & white cat with green eyes with the text “PET AT YOUR OWN RISK” below
a yellow butterfly on a purple & green thistle
Shed snake skin on a wooden table
a collection of black desert stink beetles
a plastic organizer box containing seashells, dried mushrooms, sea glass, animal bones & rocks
reishi mushroom fruiting bodies. early growth stage between antler & conck. amber & yellow bands, white growth tips
four microscopy images depicting nematode trapping devices
three photographs depicting parasitic fungi (mildew on cucumber) saprophytic fungi (unidentified brown mushrooms at the base of a tree) and symbiotic fungi (lichen)
lichen under a microscope. green algae cells and hyphal filaments
an agar plate with white king oyster mycelium
a black truffle with some soil and duff
A german shepherd digs for and successfully finds a black truffle in the woods surrounded by dense sword ferns
a turkey tail mushroom (thin shelf of paper-like fungus) expressing banded shades of blue-gray, brown, cream & white. growing on leaf litter & pine needles
reishi mushroom antlers under UV / blacklight. stems dusty yellow-green with bright pink tips
a troop of four mushrooms with white stems & gills, wine red to purple caps. growing on pineneedles & forest duff surrounded by small, green groundcover foliage