Finding the Light

Ganoderma is heading towards the light. And dropping its spores by the millions. Soft as silk, this sienna powder has settled on everything inside the steam tent room that the fungi live in. More is finding its way out of the tent and onto furniture, the music stand, and anything with a horizontal plane. Not to worry, I am sure it's even better than Vicks Vapo-Rub for what ails you.

Several specimens are larger and more tradiionally "reishi" looking than the little antler pictured above. Here is one.

They are all headed the same way – straight out the window.

THEY ARE NOT CUPCAKES

The only reason muffins are not cupcakes is that you can eat muffins for breakfast.
The muffin recipes are moving to their very own blog site. One is already there.
Their new home is FIDDLING MUFFINS

The fiddling magpie site will continue to cover the reishi, among other things. Here are some recent shots of the reluctant creatures.

This is the antler form of reishi. The antlers grow toward a light source. They will change their growth direction and re-orient themselves if they are moved.

Muffin People

Not done talking about muffins!

It turns out the tune I sing to the rhyme "Do You Know the Muffin Man?" is a polka. Or a rant. Depending on your predilection for Irish or Scottish dance tunes.

You can hear it all HERE .
It is number eighteen, recorded by Adam Rennie and his Scottish Country Dance Band. The last tune in the set. They title it "Come Let Us Dance and Sing" but I tell you, it is "The Muffin Man" through and through.

Here is my concept of the Muffin Man.