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The bluest liverwort that I have ever seen.

For the observation of the blue fungus in the second picture see the link below:

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/76374273

Link:

http://plants-of-styria.uni-graz.at/bryophytes-of-styria/calypogeia-azurea.html

Not the small painted turtle, but what the painted turtle is standing on, which looks like a rock, but is the carapace of a large Snapping Turtle. The photos clearly show the joints between the scutes on the carapace, also that the amount of carapace showing above the waterline varies in the photos, and the snapping turtle's head is showing in some photos but not showing in others. At one point there were two painted turtles on the carapace. In one of the photos a red-eared slider turtle was nosing around looking to get aboard.

This North American Porcupine crossed Meadow Branch Ave and wandered into some green space on the east side of the road. A slow-moving, fat mammal covered in sharp quills. This is the first live porcupine that I've seen in Virginia. I picked up a porcupine that had been hit by a car on VA 55 near the Hardy County, WV border about 15 years ago. That specimen is in the Smithsonian Institute.

Spotted at Spicknall's Farm Market. Mama bird decided to build her nest right where they normally put out potted plants, so they left space for her in the row of plants, and added a sign to alert people to pay attention to the eggs and not get too close.

I am guessing this is a fisher as the tail is long and bushy and it otherwise looks like a fisher. At same time my knowledge of mammals in this family is very sparse and weasels, minks, fishers all seem alike at times to me .

Spotted at daytime, Definitely seemed to have a longish tail, observed when running on ground later on. Couldn't get clear shots then unfortunately although distance from me was still more than 50 ft, just like when it was up the tree