Foraging Friends! I have wonderful news! It’s daylily season!!!!! 🤩🤩🤩💗💗💗 And wow! If you haven’t yet tried the common daylily (Hemerocallis fulva) then you are in for a wild edible treat! Please note- I’m talking about the bright orange semi wild daylilies (sometimes called Tigerlilies) that you likely have growing in your backyard or you see on the roadside or in fields. I’m NOT talking about the (white) Easter lilies or (pink) Stargazer lilies or even the (also orange) Turkscap lilies. The unopened Daylily buds (the larger and orange-r the better) are tasty raw or slightly cooked. They are crunchy and have a slight peppery flavor. The orange blossoms can be eaten as well, although they don’t have quite as much flavor. I like to gather them and use them either fresh or dried as a color splash in my salads. Also the edible tubers can be found underground. They look (and taste) like fingerling potatoes. Sauté them up as well. (As always don’t gather too many of the tubers as those are what makes more Daylilies! But these plants are usually found in abundance…) Enjoy your foraging feast with this new-found edible friend. Thank you Daylily! . . . #daylily #daylilylove #daylilyrecipes #foraging #forager #suburbanforaging #suburbanforagers #urbanforaging #wildedibles #wildedibleplants #wildcrafting #wildwalks #wildwalkswithvox #theadventuresofvoxlumina #getoutside #getoutsideandexplore 
Sisters & Brothers! Take a moment out of your day to meet the demure but powerful Partridge Berry (aka Mitchella repens). In the first photo I caught her sweetly budding before blooming. Her blossoms will be white, and once pollinated they form two bright red fruits (thus another common name, Twin Berry). You might not have ever noticed her as she vines her way along the first floor, often under hemlocks or weaving through the mossy patches of our moist woodlands here in the northeastern US. She is a creeping vine and not a climbing vine, so she won’t attach herself to other things. She is “beneficial in all uterine complaints” (A Modern Herbal) and helpful in childbirth. Her leaves and stems make a tea. Her bright red berries are edible too, and the Grouse like to eat them, thus her common name. Thank you for your medicine, Partridge Berry! . . . #wildplants #wildplantsofinstagram #patridgeberry #partridgeberryjam #wildedibles #wildedibleplants #foraging #wildcrafting #wild #wildlife #wildwoman #wildcrafter #wildwalk #wildwalkswithvox #voxlumina #pennsylvania #medicineplants #theadventuresofvoxlumina 
This is something I love to see: people fly fishing on a cold Colorado river. It’s very often a good sign the river is healthy if people are fly fishing in it. And when people are interacting with the rivers and enjoying them they are more likely to protect them and preserve their inhabitants. It’s a virtuous cycle of maintaining health on all levels in an ecological community. This is a shout out to river lovers everywhere and all the work they’ve done to keep rivers and their ecosystems healthy! Thank you! And there is so much more to be done. If you aren’t already involved in and supporting a local watershed organization, take a few minutes today and join one. If you need some extra motivation to do so, watch this video over and over again. The music. The aliveness. The beauty. River is a Life-Giver! WE ALL benefit from clean healthy water. Rivers need our love. If you know of some great watershed/ river advocacy organizations feel free to post them in the comments. PS- anyone want to take a guess at who this gorgeous river is? . . . #riverlover #riverlovers #rivers #river #iloverivers #water #waterislife #thankyouwater #thankyouwaterprotectors #riveradvocacy #watersheds #colorado #coldwater #flyfishing #flyfisher #watermusic #theriveralchemyproject #riveralchemy #wateroflight #theadventuresofvoxlumina 
Only one other time in my life have I had the pleasure of seeing a wild porcupine. They are really quite something. Yes, covered in quills. Yes, a prehensile tail. And because of that ingenious and effective strategy for self protection, this relatively small creature gets to enjoy the luxury of moving quite slowly and going wherever it wants to go. #porcupinesrock Thank you Porcupine for reminding me of the grace and enjoyment of feeling safe and (self) protected. . . . #porcupine #wildporcupine #porcupinesofinstagram #porcupines #wild #wildlife #wildthings #ilovenature #getoutside #getoutsideandexplore #getoutsideandplay #cooksforest #cooksforestpennsylvania #pennsylvania #pennsylvaniaporcupines #theadventuresofvoxlumina 
Water music and the mysterious patterns of The Very Small: Who makes such delightful designs in the sand? Who moves in such wiley ways? What makes the light dance so beautifully? I love The Wonder of It All. . . . #waterwednesday #water #ilovewater #wateriswonderful #waterislife #wearewater #theadventuresofvoxlumina #getoutside #getoutsideandexplore 
When those wild animal encounters are so close- so exciting- feeling the adrenaline rush through my body while I’m doing my best to stand still. Even the “gentle deer” at close range is intimidating. That large and muscular body, and those here hidden hooves that have protected these glorious creatures so well. Wonderfully wild and unpredictable. #deer #holymoment #encounter #wildanimals #nature #naturelover #frickpark #deerofinstagram #connection #stillness #theadventuresofvoxlumina 
This water falling- This sacred music- This swirling and churning- Make subtle rainbows and river rocks glisten. . . Thank you Ohiopyle Falls! . . . #ilovewater #ilovewaterfalls #waterfallsofinstagram #ohiopylestatepark #ohiopylefalls #ohiopyle #pennsylvania #pennsylvaniaisbeautiful #water #waterislife #wearewater #weareallbodiesofwater #bodiesofwater #waterwednesday #watermusic #theadventuresofvoxlumina 
If you know me well, you know I like snakes. You may have even seen me “wearing” one around the house as I’ve had several as pets over the years. (Freaky, I know ;). I even enjoyed a summer doing daily early morning “herping” with a Herpetologist friend in the Sonoran desert. We found many snakes together! I like the quiet energy of snakes and most of all their movement. They can be fluid and slithery and they can be quick as a dart. Amazingly, these Black Rat snakes (and other kinds) can climb trees! (If you are from Pittsburgh you might imagine this snake photoed to be a relative of the legendary Giant Snake of Frick Park found earlier this year. ) Thank you Snake. . . . #snake #snakes #snakesofinstagram #herping #herpetology #getoutside #getoutsideandexplore #nature #naturelover #naturegram #blackratsnake #frickpark #pittsburgh #pittsburghsnake #theadventuresofvoxlumina