Somebody always has to feel like a third wheel.With the recent storms and accompanying rains, the ground is soaked. Perfect for mushroom reproduction. And there are a lot of these popping up out there right now.
The view from above.Monday, July 12, 2010
Mushrooms in love
Or are they just friends? Is this how little fungi are made? I noticed this threesome in the vineyard on Sunday morning. These are tiny things, about an inch tall, and I didn't notice the intimacy until after I took the picture.
Somebody always has to feel like a third wheel.
With the recent storms and accompanying rains, the ground is soaked. Perfect for mushroom reproduction. And there are a lot of these popping up out there right now.
The view from above.
Somebody always has to feel like a third wheel.With the recent storms and accompanying rains, the ground is soaked. Perfect for mushroom reproduction. And there are a lot of these popping up out there right now.
The view from above.
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Wow,awesome pics!
ReplyDeleteHow cool is this!
ReplyDeleteFungi are fun- love these.
ReplyDeleteThose are very interesting. Do you know what kind of mushrooms they are?
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteFascinating, beautiful and great pictures. Second photo looks like Japanese parasols.
ReplyDeleteAre these the type of mushroom you can eat only once?
They look like those little umbrellas that come in exotic drinks.
ReplyDeleteWhat delicate lovely creatures!
ReplyDeleteThese photos are abfab!
ReplyDeletesuch fairy like mushrooms.
ReplyDeleteor is that faerie?
so the local folks have superstitions about wee folk?
Thanks, everybody! From what I can find in my mushroom book, this is the coprin plissé (Coprinus plicatilis) and it is not good for eating, although it is not toxic.
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