It's the season for them. Wee Isabelle was fascinated with this one growing out of the dead elm root. She is now in Gr. 7! We had so many surprises when we moved here Sept. 15th, 2010.
We've had lovely warmer days, and cool, damp nights. I've been out walking in the forest, and try to vary my path. I noticed, however, I missed the new ones. Then I tried to do my regular walk in reverse order. That way I notice new ones.
Caitlin phoned, and we got caught up with our respective weeks. I told her we had 'a mushroom murder.' I had to explain, I think it was the raccoons!
Cinnamon and I had a lovely walk at the beginning of September. Daisy and I went walkies in September, 2013 and found a lot of mushrooms. I've since been gathering photos, as I don't want to gather the real things!
The mosses are a bright green, there are still leaves in the canopy.
🍄 The wet and the cool weather are fungi's friends. We've so many, but most are white, brown, or off-white. As September got cooler and wetter, more grew. Mostly they are beige or off-white, but there are some colours, as well as some bright white ones. They stand out in the forest. Some fold up and gather the rain. Others nestle at the base of trees.
I've tried to identify them over the years, but I find I don't remember their names anyway!
These showed up on the fallen maple tree. They look like coral, bright white on the darkened log. I went back on a cloudy day and used the flash.
I love the puffballs! This is a teeny one under the pine tree out back. I've seen a couple the size of a football (2012), but not recently!
The yellow/orange ones appeared Sept. 2021. I think they are my favourite! Amanita muscaria var. guessowii, commonly known as the American yellow fly agaric.
This one looked promising. Sadly, it had been eaten or uprooted when I went back!
It is a wonderful time of year. In cottage country we call them the shoulder seasons, as the bugs and tourists are mostly gone.
