February 3, 2024 A Visit to the Farm

A fern moss

Deer lichen in the sunshine and New York scalewort on the log in the shadow.

A small fern found along the north side of Saint Andrew’s Forest Farm. They were abundant throughout the forest and along the wet weather gullies.

We took a quick trip over and found more mosses, lichen and worts. No mushrooms today. It’s just too cold. We trailbrazed some through the dense trees. We cut back vines. We repositioned the trail cam to catch images of the red fox family. We also dreamed about building log cabins, more trails and meditation spots in the forest. We stayed in the north central area and passed by the culvert with the shoe lasts.

We strengthened the internal structure of the shed some more by adding hurricane clips and other strong ties. Next time, we will insulate and put up interior walls.

The tiny black cup fungi, Urnula craterium, hiding among the pine needles and lichen caught our eye when we looked twice!