Fairy ring

For the past few years, in the fall, we've noticed a ring of mushrooms sprouting around a conifer in the back yard. Ken did some research and found out that these rings have a name: fairy rings. In French, they're called ronds de sorcières (witches' circles), among other names. I've never known such things existed, until now.

A fairy ring around our fir tree. The circle is completed on the other side of the walkway, but you can't see it in this photo.

Sundays are hunt days around here this time of year. There are fewer and fewer hunters out back as the years go by. But a few still come every Sunday morning at nine to shoot small game birds (mostly pheasants) and wild hare.