Forage Friday: Puffball Mushrooms

These little beauties are my sweetheart's very favorite. We go out specifically for this one species of mushroom, and, luckily, we've found a few places that it seems to love, so we gather them regularly this time of year. These brown puffballs, Lycoperdon pyriforme, also known as pear-shaped puffballs, can be found very late summer through fall, growing on…

Forage Friday: Hunting for Lions

One of our favorite local places to get outside is a park about 30 minutes away. It has several short (1-2 miles) trails through the woods, a horse trail, and a boat ram with a fishing pier on the water. Whether fishing or hiking or "hunting," this is our local go-to spot. And when I…