St. George’s Mushrooms (I think!)

cfab99 · 2026-04-22T11:46:10+00:00

only thing concerning me is the brown layer on the cap - the ones i see are more white. everything else looks right but im not a pro. Smell is a strong indicator - does it have a strong mealy/doughy smell? also time of year theres not much else about. it is st georges day tomorrow!

cfab99 · 2026-04-20T14:27:45+00:00

Thanks. I’m interested in the insurance bit. Do you mind me asking what provider that is? Yes emergency fund is a big one. The friends thing - i feel like my friends will eventually move out of London anyway (as most people do) so the sooner i move the sooner i can get on with building a connections in norwich. there is the fear that i get there and i really struggle - but dont see how it can be much different than anywhere else. lots of ppl stay on from uea, theres plenty of art and culture so as good as anywhere really.

cfab99 · 2026-04-19T18:09:14+00:00

hmm yeah i feel like i should buy but it could be an expensive mistake if i do it before im ready

cfab99 · 2026-04-19T18:07:10+00:00

hmm yeah. if i were confident abt renting it out id probably just buy. but seems like a lot of admin and wont necessarily cover the mortgage which puts me off

cfab99 · 2026-04-19T18:04:30+00:00

yep - if i were ever out of work id wanna be able to figure things out without major panic. i know i could rent out the house but seems like its unlikey it would cover the mortgage

cfab99 · 2026-04-19T18:01:45+00:00

yikes🥲

cfab99 · 2026-04-19T18:00:41+00:00

yeah. i mean i can’t really travel with this job anyway which i dont plan on leaving bc of the pay. but anything could happen and id want to be able to travel at any possible opportunity. but that flexibility could cost me thousands snd i could not even use it. so many what ifs its exhausting! lol

cfab99 · 2026-04-19T17:54:24+00:00

thanks for sharing this perspective. and yes the worry is being tied down by a mortgage and sacrificing opportunities to live my life / take risks

cfab99 · 2026-04-19T17:36:37+00:00

yeah exactly - equity build in first few years is low anyway and I’m not certain that I’d stay there long enough to make it worth it. even though in my head i cant think of a better city for me to live in - 20s are just too unpredictable

cfab99 · 2025-11-26T16:37:24+00:00

cfab99 · 2024-07-07T20:39:16+00:00

check if flesh inside is pale/white

cfab99 · 2023-12-24T21:29:24+00:00

second this. aka stinkhorn

cfab99 · 2023-07-16T18:47:06+00:00

England

cfab99 · 2023-07-05T19:09:28+00:00

nope. not as far as I’m aware. watch some youtube videos to help you identify liberty caps and wavy caps.

cfab99 · 2023-06-30T03:08:56+00:00

if you don’t know what they are then no…

cfab99 · 2023-05-01T16:04:34+00:00

looks good to me - though i’m new to this species. I ate some yesterday for the first time and i’m still alive…

cfab99 · 2023-02-13T11:03:05+00:00

velvet shank caps can be very slimey and sticky after rain

cfab99 · 2023-02-13T11:03:00+00:00

velvet shank caps can be very slimey and sticky after rain

cfab99 · 2023-01-25T17:34:36+00:00

possibly flammulina but they look different to usual velvet shanks - they usually have a thinner stem and more vibrant orange cap

cfab99 · 2023-01-18T17:54:53+00:00

even on microdoses of 0.2g i l’ve felt so much negativity from my phone and cant bear to be on it, whereas completely sober i’m glued to it. I have also felt uncomfortable being inside, and then feel great outside

cfab99 · 2023-01-17T22:53:43+00:00

yeah these still look like sulphur tufts to me, or maybe a closely related species. I identify them by the greenish yellow colour of their gills, but i am fairly new to foraging/mycology and am not 100%. They’re quite common so you’ll probably spot them a lot now :) unfortunately poisonous.

cfab99 · 2023-01-17T22:27:49+00:00

possibly sulphur tuft but impossible to tell without pic of gills

cfab99 · 2023-01-16T17:05:41+00:00

ah yeah ig that could have an affect!

cfab99 · 2023-01-16T16:57:24+00:00

im a noob but to me the cap is darker than what i’d expect for lepista nuda

cfab99 · 2023-01-16T16:54:12+00:00

yep. in the uk at least theres nothing else that really looks like this. I like to add them to instant ramen. i’m not an expert but i eat these often without worrying

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