I went for a hike today in a park in Western Pennsylvania, hoping to photograph something colorful against the white snowy background. The ground was covered with six inches of snow from […]
I was driving through the Laurel Highlands and naturally had to stop for a short hike at Ohiopyle State Park. With over 20,000 acres of land, it is hard to […]
In the autumn months, herds of “Forest Elephants” descend onto the leaf-covered forest floors searching for food for the winter. Commonly called “Squirrels,” these mammals make so much noise as they […]
Sun, rain, ice, snow…repeat! That is the typical weather pattern for the last days of December in the Pittsburgh area. For the “foto-forager,” the winter months may seem like a good time […]
I photographed most of these mushrooms in Western Pennsylvania, USA. Two of them were found in Europe (Germany & Austria). Can you guess which ones they are? Mushrooms come in all […]
On Saturday, October 8, 2016, I had the privileged of being a guest photographer for a guided mushroom hike with the Association for Mushroom Research in Munich Germany. The hike in the […]
Jack London described “The Call of the Wild” as many mushroom hunters would describe the hunt for wild mushrooms. The signs are everywhere, pointing the way. Every patch of woods begs […]
One thing that remains constant in the woods, regardless of the changing seasons, is thorns ripping at my clothes and skin. While many times it is the Multiflora Rose thorns that […]
Today I had a visitor at my office – a stranger taking a break from the warm weather in the shade of the building. This fuzzy winged creature was a […]
I was a guest blogger recently for the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy. Visit the blog post about springtime mushrooms here: The Morel Of The Story: Searching For Fungi In The Parks
The Nature Treasure Hunt 