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Rev. Robin Wells (they/them) @roblation.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Something to chew on other than Peeps in the Great 50 Days of the Easter season. #consciousness #neuroscience #psychedelics #entheogens #mysticism

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Rev. Robin Wells (they/them) @roblation.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

California Poppies Seacliff State Beach 🏖️

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Rev. Robin Wells (they/them) @roblation.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Looks like Purplepore bracket (Trichaptum abietinum.) Nice!

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Rev. Robin Wells (they/them) @roblation.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Pretty sure the answer to, "Why do my potatoes go black after cooking?" is: You've burnt them. Don't do that.

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Rev. Robin Wells (they/them) @roblation.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

I think you mean the Department of War. The tech company has faced fierce backlash ever since it announced a deal with the Department of War last week.

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Rev. Robin Wells (they/them) @roblation.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Female achievement overshadowed by boy band in the headline and photo. It's 2026. Do better, Forbes.

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Rev. Robin Wells (they/them) @roblation.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

This Turkey tail is just gorgeous 🥰 🦃 Location: Blackhawk Trail, Mt. Madonna, Santa Clara County, California, USA #MushroomMonday🍄🗓️ #FungiFriends🍄📷

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Rev. Robin Wells (they/them) @roblation.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Witch's butter (Dacrymyces chrysospermus) Location: Blackhawk Trail, Mt. Madonna, Santa Clara County, California, USA #MushroomMonday🍄🗓️ #FungiFriends🍄📷

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Rev. Robin Wells (they/them) @roblation.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Here's a photogenic California newt I met today. Location: Ridge Trail, Mt. Madonna, Santa Clara County, California, USA #NaturePhotography🌱🌳🐦🦎📷

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Rev. Robin Wells (they/them) @roblation.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Check out this chocolate tube slime mold (Stemonitis splendens)! Location: Blackhawk Trail, Mt. Madonna, Santa Clara County, California, USA #FungiFriends🍄📷 #NaturePhotography🌱🌳🐦📷

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Rev. Robin Wells (they/them) @roblation.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

These delicate fungi are white Psathyrella/Coprinopis. Location: Ridge Trail, Mt. Madonna, Santa Clara County, California, USA #MushroomMonday🍄🗓️ #FungiFriends🍄📷

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Rev. Robin Wells (they/them) @roblation.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Bitter oyster (Panellus stipticus) #MushroomMonday🍄🗓️ #FungiFriends🍄📷 Location: Blackhawk Trail, Mt. Madonna, Santa Clara County, California, USA.

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Rev. Robin Wells (they/them) @roblation.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

My hiking buddy introduced me to Miner's lettuce (Claytonia perfoliata) aka California lettuce not long ago and today I found it in abundance. What I foraged today made for a tasty dinner salad. The ancestors would be proud. #Foraging #FreeFood #WildFood #Foodsky

Wild lettuce greens (Claytonia perfoliata) in a blue basket.

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Rev. Robin Wells (they/them) @roblation.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Agreed. Definitely not hen of the woods. More like Hairy Curtain Crust (Stereum hirsutum)

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Rev. Robin Wells (they/them) @roblation.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

A first time fungi find for me on this #mushroomMonday : Stinking earthfan (Thelephora palmata) Location: Ryan Ranch, Monterey, California, USA #FungiFriends🍄📷 #NaturePhotography🌱🌳🌼🐦

Stinking earthfan fungus (Thelephora palmata)

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 22/02/2026

This is your regular reminder that whenever you watch a medical drama and a chaplain character just, like, never appears, that's weird. Chaplains are a constant presence in hospitals. They're considered part of the care team, and it's super odd that (most) medical shows pretend that isn't the case.

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Rev. Robin Wells (they/them) @roblation.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Just look at these sweet little earthfans (Thelephora terrestris) popping up out of season. We've had quite the rain and cold spell this week, so I see why they might be confused on what day or month we're in. Location: Ryan Ranch, Monterey, California, USA #FungiFriday🍄🗓️ #FungiFriends🍄📸

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Rev. Robin Wells (they/them) @roblation.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

On this #FungiFriday🍄🗓️ I visited an area where I can usually find scaly hedgehog (Sarcodon imbricatus). My finds today were quite old and decaying, but here's one that still had some structural integrity. Location: Ryan Ranch, Monterey, California, USA #FungiFriends🍄📸 #Foraging🧺

Scaly hedgehog mushroom (Sarcodon imbricatus) topside view

Scaly hedgehog mushroom (Sarcodon imbricatus) view of underside.

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Rev. Robin Wells (they/them) @roblation.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

It's still #FungiFriday🍄🗓️ here on the West Coast, so here are some pine spikes (Chroogomphus vinicolor.) You may look at these photos and say: Robin, these aren't growing in pine duff. And you'd be right. However, this flush is between two pines that have oaks between them. #FungiFriends🍄📷

Pine spike mushroom (Chroogomphus vinicolor) Location: Ryan Ranch, Monterey, California, USA

Cluster of pine spike mushrooms (Chroogomphus vinicolor) Location: Ryan Ranch, Monterey, California, USA

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Rev. Robin Wells (they/them) @roblation.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

I harvested and cleaned this turkey tail to make another tincture. #Foraging🧺 #Mushrooms🍄 #FungiFriday🍄🗓️ #FungiPhile🍄♥️ #FungiFriends🍄📷 #NaturePhotography📸🌱🌳🐦🌼

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Rev. Robin Wells (they/them) @roblation.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Deer shield (Pluteus cervinus) Location: Westland House, Monterey, California, USA #FungiFriday🍄🗓️ #FungiPhile🍄♥️ #FungiFriends🍄📷 #NaturePhotography📸🌱🌳🐦🌼

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Rev. Robin Wells (they/them) @roblation.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

This trail marker wants to know if you like his skirt and hat. #Drag💃👑👠💄 #Mushrooms🍄 #FungiFriday🍄🗓️ #FungiPhile🍄♥️ #FungiFriends🍄📷 #NaturePhotography📸🌱🌳🐦🌼

A wood post trail marker with false turkey tail fungus at the base and at the top.

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Rev. Robin Wells (they/them) @roblation.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

A very handsome Springtime Amanita (A. Velosa) making a solo appearance in Don Dahvee Park. Location: Monterey, California, USA #FungiFriday🍄🗓️ #FungiPhile🍄♥️ #FungiFriends🍄📷 #NaturePhotography📸🌱🌳🐦🌼

Mushroom photo. Springtime Amanita (A. Velosa) Don Dahvee Park, Monterey, California, USA

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Rev. Robin Wells (they/them) @roblation.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Purplepore bracket (Trichaptum abietinum) Location: Don Dahvee Park, Monterey, California, USA #FungiFriday🍄🗓️ #FungiPhile🍄♥️ #FungiFriends🍄📷 #NaturePhotography📸🌱🌳🐦🌼

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Rev. Robin Wells (they/them) @roblation.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

I couldn't wait for #FungiFriday🍄📆 to post these false turkey tails in various stages of growth. Location: Don Dahvee Park, Monterey, California, USA #FungiPhile🍄♥️ #FungiFriends🍄📷 #NaturePhotography📸🌱🌳🐦🌼

False turkey tail fungus
Location: Don Dahvee Park, Monterey, California, USA

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Rev. Robin Wells (they/them) @roblation.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

The orange is just where it's drying out. Lion's mane loves water, so don't be afraid of over misting.

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Rev. Robin Wells (they/them) @roblation.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

That looks about right for how lion's mane grow kits go. You could harvest what you have there and continue to mist daily to probably get another flush.

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Rev. Robin Wells (they/them) @roblation.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

What in the world is this mushroom? *Checks field guide* Could it be Stinking Orange Oyster?(Phyllotopsis nidulans) *Does smell test with immediate regret* Yep. That's a farty-fart-caca mushroom alright. Glad I had on gloves! #MushroomMonday🍄🗓️ #FungiFriends📸🍄

Stinking Orange Oyster on log.
Location: Ryan Ranch, Monterey, CA, USA

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Rev. Robin Wells (they/them) @roblation.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

I found this beautiful fresh turkey tail yesterday and today it became friends with some organic lion's mane, ginger and tumeric in the mushroom and rhizome tincture I'm making. #mushroomMonday🍄 #fungifriends📸🍄

Fresh turkey tail fungus on log.
Location: Santa Clara County, CA, USA

Clear jar with ingredients for a rhizome and mushroom tincture (Tumeric, ginger, turkey tail, & lions mane.)

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Rev. Robin Wells (they/them) @roblation.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Still Sunday here, but it's #mushroomMonday somewhere. I found lion's mane in the woods today then sauteed it in butter, garlic, ginger, and salt to top my salad. Location: Monterey County, CA, USA #fungifriends📷🍄 #naturephotograpy📸🌱🐦☀️🌊🌳🐿️

Lion's mane fungus growing on a log.
Monterey County, CA, USA

Plate of salad with sauteed lion's mane fungus.

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Rev. Robin Wells (they/them) @roblation.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

There are some helpful ID apps and books out there -- some more useful than others. I've personally taken more photos of wild mushrooms than eating them. I also start with a small sample to cook and eat to test my personal tolerance (I have food allergies.) As always, "Don't munch on a hunch."

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Rev. Robin Wells (they/them) @roblation.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Connecting with experienced foragers in your area and taking foraging classes / walks is a good way to gain experience on how to ID. Techniques are more than visual ID. There's smell, location, proximity to other flora / trees, season, spore print...."

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Rev. Robin Wells (they/them) @roblation.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

It's hard for me to say what these are from the photos and the state of decay of the mushroom.

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Rev. Robin Wells (they/them) @roblation.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

These look like Stubble Rosegill. Does the mushroom have a volva sac base? Sometimes people mistake these for Death Caps which have a ring on the stem and it appears that these mushrooms do not have the Death Cap ring.

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Rev. Robin Wells (they/them) @roblation.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

We're getting an early flush of Springtime Amanitas (Amanita velosa) this year. This fun-gui is a smol boi. Location: Monterey County, CA, USA #FungiFriends🍄📷 #NaturePhotography📸🌿🌱

Springtime Amanita (Amanita velosa) mushroom in the ground. Grass, blue sky, cloud and trees in background. Location: Monterey County, California, USA.

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Rev. Robin Wells (they/them) @roblation.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Looks like a scaly hedgehog (Sarcodon imbricatus)

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Rev. Robin Wells (they/them) @roblation.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

A fellow forager friend sauteed some chanterelles for me. Butter, garlic and sage. What a tasty gift! #fungifriends🍄📷 #Harvest #Thanksgiving🦃

Cooked chanterelle mushrooms sauteed in butter, garlic, and sage.

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Rev. Robin Wells (they/them) @roblation.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

I've been away from Bsky for a while, but I'm back with another giant puffball. This one is the size of a softball. FungiFriends🍄📷 #FungiFriday

A giant puffball mushroom.
Monterey County, CA, USA

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Rev. Robin Wells (they/them) @roblation.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Since the rebranding of the Department of Defense is now the Department of War, can reporters please start calling "defense startups" "war startups" instead? It would really help with clarity for the reader. Thanks.

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Rev. Robin Wells (they/them) @roblation.bsky.social · 22/09/2024