Fall 2018 Almanac Cover Image

NATURAL TREASURES FEATURED ON THE COVER FOR THE FALL ISSUE 2018. Most were found on site, near my house.

1- River rocks – from the river
2-Fiddlehead fern – found in the woods
3- First chicken egg – grateful for the fresh eggs every morning
4- Tree bark- from a Sycamore tree by the river
5-Owl pellet – found in the field late last fall, when the grasses had died down
6-Hornet’s nest, left – under the eaves of the garage
7- Pine cones – from the giant Norway spruce by the house
8- White Oak leaf – where there are white oak trees, there could be morel mushrooms (in the spring)
9-Dried allium flower head – bought at Hudson Farmers Market
10- Teasel – found from a fallen plant by the river
11- Tomatillo skin – from one bought at the Hudson Farmers Market
12- Turkey Tail medicinal mushroom – found in the woods
13- Lichen – found everywhere in the woods
14- Guinea Hen feather – found at Cornelia Guest’s Artemis Farm Rescue
15- De-seeded dried Mexican hat flower – from the garden
16- Dried seed head Mexican hat flower – from the garden
17- Golden Oyster mushroom – found growing on a rotten log in the woods
18- Shagbark Hickory Nut – collected from a tree near the house
19- Moss – found everywhere in the woods
**I experienced technical difficulties with my computer and, I was unable to finish numbering the images, but they should be as follows:
20- Fern – found everywhere in the woods
21- Acorn – found here and there
22- Hickory nut – outer skin removed
23- Seed Pod – flower yet to be identified