NMUSAF, Dayton, Ohio

I recently visited the NMUSAF in Dayton.  I made the above image, a panorama, on that visit.  The aircraft displayed are not easy to photograph.  The light is contrasty and angles are difficult.

This is the later version with the bubble canopy which increased the rear vision of the pilot.  It is displayed such that it is photogenic.  

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Brown False Morel

Brown False Morel

I knew I had seen these in the book when I found them.  I was hoping to photograph a moral.  I came close.  The substraite is soil close to a rotting log.

Brown False Morel

They were growing scattered.  The tree trunk behind this one, pictured, is not the rotting log.  It was off to the right.  Many other Brown False Morels were growing all around this mushroom.  I had to be careful not to step on them.  I read that they can grow on rotting wood substrait but I have not observed any doing so.  They are not recommended to be eaten as many reputable observers have reported them to be poison.  LOOK BUT DON'T EAT!

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Dryad Saddle Mushroom

Dryad Saddle Mushroom

Dryad Saddle Mushrooms can get quite large!  I noticed these growing on the side of tree "stump" the other day.  You can see the log on the ground directly behind it.

Dryad Saddle

I believe these to be new growth this spring.  Obviously, the substrait is wood, possibly elm.  This tree's demise was possibly a lightning strike.

Dryad Saddle

The ones growing on the log, I think, are newer growth than the ones previously pictured.

Dryad Saddle

They grow at rakish angles.

Dryad Saddle Primordia

If my learning from growing mushrooms indoors last winter transfers to Dryad Saddle, this would be a picture of Dryad Saddle Primordia, a precursor to mushroom growth.  You can see the individual mushrooms trying to push their way out of the mass.

Dryad Saddle Underside of Cap Tissue, 8X

This is shot, at 8X of the tissue on the underside of the cap.  There are supposed to be pores in this location though, I am unsure whether I see them or not.  I was unable to obtain a spore print.  The tissue may be too young for pores and spores.

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Pear Puffball Fungus

Pear Puffball Fungus

This was my first find of 2015.  You may remember that I closed 2014 disillusioned and frustrated with photographing mushrooms because of ID difficulties.  I was encouraged that I could find this one in the book.  I was surprised to learn that it can grow under conifers or deliquescent trees.

Pear Puffball Fungus

In order to learn the type of substrait one must clear away litter to see the "roots".

Pear Puffball Fungus

This image shows that the substrait is wood, not soil.  It is obviously rotting wood.  The wood has not rotted to the point that it losses its form even though it was a small limb.

Pear Puffball Fungus

  The spores, "seeds", come out of the hole in the top as well as the pores in the side.  I think these individuals probably overwintered.  If you squeeze the puffball the spores fly out.

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