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Hi I found this petrified log of some sort in a sandstone cliff near Inverness Cape Breton Island and am wondering if anyone here knows what it would have been interesting looking pattern around the outside its how I would imagine the bark of a giant fern/ palm tree trunk would have looked long ago , also does anyone know how I could clean it up and bring out more of the bark like texture without damaging the fossil?

Hello to all. This is my collection of flora from the Carboniferous period. This topic will be filled gradually - there is a lot of material. All material originates from the Araukarite Formation of the Gzhel Stage of the Upper Pennsylvania Carboniferous period (303.4 Ma). Unless otherwise specified, it means that the default sample is from this formation. The type of substitution is silicification (sometimes with ferruginization), sometimes with quartz crystals on the surface of the samples. Enjoy watching Part 1. Sample 1. Part of a branch of small diameter with a whorled arrangement of knots. VID_20211212_143605.mp4

I was creek walking today and found this 15 lb piece of petrified wood. I looked up similar sized pieces but I feel like this may be "extra cool"? I don't know much about fossils but I have a passion for wood formations and this seems to be a knot from the tree with the burl or tumor in tact on the back side. My question is if it were to be sliced would it be more valuable because of the natural swirling of the burl? Or is this even a cool find at all? I'm new here guys haha! Thanks in advance for any input or comments!

Just thought I'd share some photos of a pretty nice specimen. Cube is 1". Found it buried in the garden at a recent estate sale. Amazing detail and when rapped it has a very high pitched ping! Best to all you diggers!

I went Grizzly Bear hunting the other day with my jackknife. I dont use guns. Hiked up to 27,000 feet to find the biggest 1600 lbs bears and ran into this very rare but edilble tree. I didnt come home with a grizzl bear but I did come home with this small chunck of tasty tree. Took some time to cut off a nice piece with my jack knife. The thing is, there are some very poisoness tree grubs in this chunk. Im talking super duper deadly!!! but also, once they come out from the tree bark they die and then the become edible!! Yum,,, yum,,,. No one knows about this but a very few locals. Well,, and me. Gunna be a good tasty Christmas for sure! Ha!! Gunna go real good with our roasted porcupine! Life is good. RB

Hello everyone, this is another Carbondale find. Tell me what you think, more pictures from different angles can be taken.

Ever since the format has changed on TFF, I experience the need to sign in again at a frequency of every other day. What is the trick to stay logged in as in the old format? Help! Mike

I'm in the path of hurricane Matthew (near Daytona, Florida), so I thought I'm make some posts while I can. I've been through this before, and will give you some amusing observations until the weather cuts me off. The governor is saying "There is no gas shortage", but some stations are closed. He says they may be closed, but there is gas. There is a silly ritual that we go through with gas, in that the government issues advice saying "Do not all run down and fill your car gas tanks, because that will cause a gas shortage." People who obey that advice will then be chastised AFTER the hurricane for not having had the foresight to fill their tanks BEFORE the hurricane. They get you coming and going on that one. Best advice... fill your tank and prepare long before the rush. People wait until the governor is on TV, and then they all fly into a panic, the lines get long, and basic essential stuffs like gas and food become scarce in the final hours. There is a lot of gas theft, so get a locking gas cap and don't let people see your 5 gallon gas can for the mower. Each projection brings the eye closer over my house. What happened in 2005 is that we had three powerful hurricanes, and I learned that the projects change every hour, and they are not too believable until AFTER the hurricane has pasted. Hindsight is 20/20, especially in hurricane forecasting. In past hurricanes, my land line continued to work for much longer times than the cell towers. During hurricane Jeane my house became the local phone booth, with strangers lined up outside to use my phone. More later... going out to help my son remove objects from around the house. The objects get picked up and thrown around, and can break the windows.