Damp weather has made them pop up everywhere. Father Pitt thinks these are probably False Parasols (Chlorophyllum molybdites), also known as “the Vomiter,” and that latter name should probably be all the advice you need about trying to collect them.
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Mushrooms
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Mushroom in the Rain
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Bumblebee on a Mullein Flower
A bumblebee enjoying a Common Mullein (Verbascum thapsis) by a parking lot in Brushton.
Kodak EasyShare Max Z990.
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Little Mushroom
Kodak EasyShare Max Z990. Growing along the Homewood Trail in Frick Park. Father Pitt believes it is a Ruby Bolete (Hotiboletus rubellus), but corrections are always invited.
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Black Rat Snake (Pantheris alleghaniensis)
Canon PowerShot SX20 IS. Half-emerged from a hole in the rocks along the Homewood Trail in Frick Park. If you see a snake like this in your yard, it is your friend. It is harmless to humans (unless you really mistreat it, in which case it may bite and leave you with a scratch that you probably deserved), and it eats small rodents and other things that you would otherwise be calling an exterminator to take care of.
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Bee Resting on a Leaf
Kodak EasyShare Max Z990. Covered with pollen from nearby Rose-of-Sharon bushes (Hibiscus syriacus).
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Daylilies
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Sunset
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Stump
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The Earliest Daylilies
Daylilies in April! Old Pa Pitt likes to claim that he has the earliest daylilies in Pittsburgh. They came from an unnamed hybrid seedling, which just happened to inherit an assortment of genes that, juggled and shaken together, made plants that bloomed at the end of tulip season.
Can you prove that you have daylilies in tulip season? you might ask. Well, for that purpose, old Pa Pitt actually planted a tulip in front of the daylily patch.
