turkey tail.
there's much about it if googled. and Utubes. An ancient medicine Being. I have only gone through reading some. And no one site tells the whole story. I piece it together. These fan like forms are the fruit of the Plant Being, the "plant" is the mycelial net. lives in the bark of the fallen tree, the interior of that tree and down into the Earth beneath, the net extending under ground.
when asking for harvest, great care is given to leave the bark with connection intact, not disturb that. Gently. With great care.
in the pic, the ones with white undersides are the true Turkey Tail. To the right, Sterem ostrea or false Turkey Tail. A polypore, Turkey Tail holds its spores in tubes on its underside , the hymenium. displays tiny holes visible to the naked eye.
as i am moving through this forest, tree to tree, i find self slowing and slowing. i squat and look Long and carefully before touching. then touch as lightly as i can. I find self asking. May i know about you? May i learn. And it continues, through the rest of the day. A sense of touching lightly. Everything. The cell phone, dishes in the sink. Emrie. Not something i choose to do, but something that was Taught. as in Buddhism…direct transmition. It is simply There.
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