madventure in # blurtlife • 19 hours ago • 3 min readField poppy. Is it narcotic? Can you get opium and morphine out of it?Field poppy is a plant that will always remind me of holidays. And it's not about exotic trips, but about the Polish countryside. It was...madventure in # blurtlife • 2 days ago • 2 min readMandalay, the largest book in the world Kuthodaw PagodaMany readers looking at the title will think of the book in a traditional way. So it's probably a book like a modern book, only huge with thousands of written pages that would take weeks or months…madventure in # blurtlife • 3 days ago • 3 min readHazel tree in spring and summer - childhood memoriesThis characteristic tree is probably known to most of the inhabitants of Europe, because it is very common in Europe. You can find this tree growing wild or cultivated to obtain world-renowned…madventure in # blurtlife • 4 days ago • 1 min readThe El Nido area - Memories from Filipino island tripsEven though I am 2 days after returning from Georgia, where the views are beautiful, and I will probably present them soon, I am returning to my memories of my trip to Southeast Asia. Today…madventure in # blurtlife • 5 days ago • 2 min readThe bird youth are distrustful, it takes time. Beautiful weather to meet winged friendsToday's walk on a beautiful sunny autumn day resulted in another meeting with my favorites. The sparrows came to bathe in the sun-warmed sand. A blue tit appeared, which is still young and…madventure in # blurtlife • 6 days ago • 1 min readDo snails distinguish colors, and do these colors attract them?Walking along the park alleys in search of fresh spring impressions, I came across an unusual phenomenon. Two snails, probably young Roman snails, coexisted on the tree, next to each other…madventure in # blurtlife • 7 days ago • 2 min readShrub that blooms twice a year - Nigra or purple magnolia (Magnolia liliflora)This shrub is the only specimen that I managed to spot in the Silesian Park, specifically on the outskirts of "Rosarium". The plant can reach up to 3 m in height, although the one I…madventure in # blurtlife • 8 days ago • 2 min readA place where time has stopped and animals live as they want - tamed PawNear my place of residence, which is a concrete jungle full of skyscrapers and blocks of flats, there is a place where time has stopped. This place is a popular destination for city dwellers…madventure in # blurtlife • 9 days ago • 3 min readA bird with a rogue temperament - Common coot with young on my favorite pondThis undoubted troublemaker, also known as the black diver, is the common coot, from Latin Fulica atra. The Polish name comes from the white patch on the forehead, which resembles…madventure in # blurtlife • 10 days ago • 2 min readBoletus edulis - memories from the previous season and hopes for this year's mushroom seasonMy eyes light up when I look at the photos of porcini mushrooms collected last season. But soon I will enjoy the eye with these beautiful mushrooms live, in a real green forest, away from the noise…madventure in # blurtlife • 11 days ago • 2 min readJura Krakowsko - Częstochowska - Reserve Mountain Chełm - Natura 2000 in PolandThis beautiful place to which I return several times a year is strongly underestimated by tourists visiting the Trail of the Eagles' Nests. It is beautiful there any time of the year. Mount…madventure in # blurtlife • 12 days ago • 4 min readAll oyster mushrooms are edible. Be it Indian oyster or Pleurotus cornucopiaeI found these tasty and very healthy mushrooms in the "Góra Chełm" nature reserve. Theoretically, you should not meet them at this time of year, because they are fungi that like low temperatures and…madventure in # blurtlife • 13 days ago • 2 min readKorean fir in early spring and summerCones in early spring Cones in early summer I had the opportunity to see and describe this tree in late autumn and winter. This time I took some photos over the course of a few…madventure in # blurtchief • 14 days ago • 2 min readSulfur tuft and brick cap poisonous almost like toadstoolThis innocent-looking mushroom, growing in clumps, usually on the trunks of old trees, contains toxic substances similar to those of the phalloides. It is a very poisonous mushroom and should be…madventure in # blurtlife • 15 days ago • 2 min readA bit in memory, a bit in the park, and by the pondSome memories from Jura. On the way to the mayor's shop, we met a large grass snake. It was about 1.5 to 2 meters, which is quite large for a grass snake. When I touched it, it began to exude a…madventure in # blurtlife • 16 days ago • 2 min readCorone cornix a good mother for her children, merciless for othersHe defends his child with everything he can, claws, beak, while cawing loudly, screaming, but the chicks of other birds are unceremoniously kidnapped, murdered and eaten. He also likes nuts. Such a…madventure in # blurtlife • 17 days ago • 3 min readBicycle walks in the park gardens - fernleaf yarrow, milfoil, or nosebleed - a beautiful garden plant with healing propertiesSpacery rowerowe po parkowych ogrodach - Krwawnik wiązówkowaty - piękna roślina ogrodowa o właściwościach leczniczych This is another beautiful flower encountered during bicycle walks in…madventure in # blurtlife • 20 days ago • 2 min readPulborough Scarlet with the mysterious scentWalking in my favorite park, I noticed a bush with characteristic red flowers. I've never paid attention to this plant before, and it's unique. This mysterious bush, which occurs in the…madventure in # blurtlife • 21 days ago • 1 min readArboreal fungus - I visited an old friendIn the case of many mushroom species, old age occurs very quickly. One of these mushrooms is the Flaky Flake, which has a shelf life of a week. Exactly a week ago I found this specimen and it…madventure in # blurflife • 22 days ago • 2 min readNew generation, new hand - Jackdaws have returned to the feeding placeBirds appear more and more regularly in places where they have been fed for many years. Young tits arrive, sometimes their parents, young jays and, of course, jackdaws. From their appearance…