Thursday, September 30, 2010

Fungus Amongus.

The scene: Our front yard









The time: September, early Saturday morning









The scenario: Husband looks out the window and grabs camera, tearing out front door, spends next 15 minutes hunched over various areas in the front, side and back yards, shooting pictures of wild mushrooms that have sprouted up almost overnight. Wife looks at husband and shakes head sadly, acknowledging that while husband finds pleasure in this activity, that maybe, just maybe, his cheese isn't resting squarely on his cracker.

editor's note: Due to time constraints, I can't do much more than offer up these "cool shroom photos" with no reference to species or varieties. What amazed were the sheer variety of types that showed up at once, with at least six or seven different colorations and textures in evidence. That said, I will make a token nod to my favorite common mushroom name, the poisonous "Death Cap" mushroom, Amanita phalloides. (Photo via Flickr courtesy of Gianpiero Meazza)

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