Taking a photo of this little brown mushroom, newly sprung from a bed of damp moss, couldn’t help but bring me close the scents and textures of the earth.
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mushrooms
Mushrooms amaze me in the way they seemingly spring up overnight, and fade to nothing just as quickly.
siblings
Our mild damp weather has resulted in an early crop of mushrooms.
the nursery
I found these little mushrooms sprouting in clumps all over the moss-covered trunk of a fallen tree.
Each mushroom was no larger in diameter than a nickel, but the contrast of their coral hue against the green of the moss was striking. Most of the mushrooms I’ve found around here are a dull beige or white, so discovering these was quite a thrill. I’ll be going out again today in pursuit of further fungus euphoria.
huddle
Yesterday I went out for a hike through the woods looking for signs of autumn. I found this little cluster of mushrooms growing in the hollow of some tree roots. You know a change of seasons is underway when the mushrooms start popping up.
A dozen perfect specimens (yes, I can count, the twelfth is hiding behind the mushroom on the lower left), layered just so. It was almost as if they’d arranged themselves into this pose and were patiently waiting for a photographer to find them.
tiny mushrooms
We’re past the prime season for mushrooms, but there are still a few odd ones popping up here and there. I found these when I was crawling around photographing the mosses and lichens in my last post.
autumn abstract
Mushrooms and oak leaves, take two: the combination of rich leathery tones and textures was pleasing to my eye and suggested these abstract compositions.
mushrooms and oak leaves
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