Napalousa

As an update to my bag of mushrooms that I’m trying to grow, I thought things weren’t really going anywhere and today found this little clump of baby oyster mushrooms!! I’m excited and grossed out at the same time. The white stuff is Mycelium. Those bumps are potential fruiting spots. Honestly growing mushrooms is so freaky. I don’t know how the first person ever decided to eat mushrooms, they must have been very hungry!

Also as another note there is this ongoing conversation between me and the bag.

Me: “Is this right? I don’t know what I’m doing.”
Mycelium (in the voice of V from Vendetta) “No, none of what you’ve done so far is right and yet none of it is wrong either. I think you’ll find though in the end that none of it matters, and besides I’ve taken care of everything for you.”
Me: Puts back bag on shelf and backs away whispering ‘I’m never growing mushrooms again.’

Saw a muskrat in the creek today. I’ve got ‘Muskrat Love’ by Captain and Teneal going around my head now. I haven’t heard that so since I was really small.

I’m at the mushroom class. Just chose my log. It’s exciting! I’m singing the Ren and Stimpy log song in my head.😆

Brought some plant friends home after lunch today. One is a Boston Fern the other I can’t remember and the lady at the garden center took the price with the name. So if you can identify Ms stripe over here that would be great and very helpful! I want to say some type of philodendron but not 100% sure.

I need to take pictures for you of this place. It’s my favorite place to eat and the garden shop side has Victorian greenhouses and the potting sheds and plants are so dang perfect. There’s also a little black cat that will bless you with her presence.

The cafe currently is inside one of the greenhouses with tropical plants, palms, bamboo, flowering plants all over, a fish pond and elephant ears.

Anyway, an id of this little plant would be most appreciated!