Fair trade sunflower painting:
Will trade this painting for money,
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That’s fair!

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The first day I saw this blue mushroom, 
When I came back the second day to check on it,
​there were bits of acorn on top
or so I thought.
A closer look revealed several snails,
enjoying the top of the mushroom.

I believe this is a Lactarius indigo,
commonly known as the indigo milk cap.

They are common all over the world
and they are sold in Asian markets. 
I’m still not brave enough to eat a mushroom
that I’ve found!

​It was the eve of Midsummer,
After a lengthy lecture on Sondheim, 
I went into the woods
​and saw four turtles,
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Three of them were laying eggs!

Here is the turtle that I call Zigzag. 
One day I came across this little guy in the woods and as I was admiring his unique markings (all eastern box turtles have unique markings) I noticed that his scutes are in an odd pattern. As I was observing him the word "zigzag" popped into my head. And that is why I call him Zigzag. 
​The next picture compares the regular scute pattern with Zigzag's pattern.

Now do you see what I mean? This fella really is a one of a kind, even more than most!