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Beyond psychologically blind…

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Please don’t neglect the bountiful beauty of nature… which includes your own natural body and taking good care of it (and mother earth).

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[Polyporus squamosus , called Dryad’s Saddle or Pheasant’s Back Mushroom, is a mushroom that is low growing and has very scaly caps. This mushroom cluster is commonly attached to dead logs or stumps at one point with a thick stem. This mushroom is in a log crevice as the logs floats in a local river.  It causes a white rot in the heartwood of living and dead hardwood trees. The name “Dryad’s saddle” refers to legendary creatures in Greek Mythology called Dryads who could conceivably fit and ride on this mushroom, whereas the pheasant’s back analogy derives from the pattern of colors on the bracket matching that of a Pheasant’s back.]

Polyporus squamosus Mushroom cluster. Photo by Thomas Peace 2014

Polyporus squamosus Mushroom cluster. Photo by Thomas Peace 2014