Judas Ear Mushroom
2025-05-05 - Adair Co., KY - Photo by Marie Freeman
Marie writes, "This Jellyfish or Judas Ear mushroom is on the opposite side of the hairy oysters on the same stump. I've always heard it called Judas Ear, which is more common for the United States and the folklore behind. It is fascinating." She also sends this linked info:
2025-05-05 - Adair Co., KY - Photo by Marie Freeman
Marie writes, "This Jellyfish or Judas Ear mushroom is on the opposite side of the hairy oysters on the same stump. I've always heard it called Judas Ear, which is more common for the United States and the folklore behind. It is fascinating." She also sends this linked info:
Wood ears are also known as Judas's ear or Jew's ear - this is a reference to Judas Iscariot. The folklore around the mushrooms say that the fungi are Judas' returned spirit, a reminder of his suicide by hanging (strangulation) on an elder tree. And that the fungi being medicinal for sore throats is not a coincidence.Paired Photo: Hairy oyster mushroom Comments | Permalink
In Korean, the wood ear name translates to "wood jellyfish" or "tree jellyfish."
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Scenic Adair County - view of Clifty Creek Farm
2025-05-04 - Adair County, KY - Photo by Donna Rieder
This is an early spring view of life on Clifty Creek Farm. Bexer the horse is one of her rescues. His friend is a stray-cat-turned-keeper named BlackCat. BlackCat follows Donna everywhere she goes on the farm, just like a dog; he even likes to ride on the side-by-side with her. You can see a video of him riding along, on their Clifty Creek Farm Facebook page. Comments | Permalink
2025-05-04 - Adair County, KY - Photo by Donna Rieder
This is an early spring view of life on Clifty Creek Farm. Bexer the horse is one of her rescues. His friend is a stray-cat-turned-keeper named BlackCat. BlackCat follows Donna everywhere she goes on the farm, just like a dog; he even likes to ride on the side-by-side with her. You can see a video of him riding along, on their Clifty Creek Farm Facebook page. Comments | Permalink
Storm Alert Center class instructs on hail size reporting
2025-05-04 - Russell County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com
Daniel Wilson is pictured going over a slide in his recent Storm Alert Center class showing how to report hail sizes - all the way from pea size to grapefruit size. Comments | Permalink
2025-05-04 - Russell County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com
Daniel Wilson is pictured going over a slide in his recent Storm Alert Center class showing how to report hail sizes - all the way from pea size to grapefruit size. Comments | Permalink
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