Thursday, 3 November 2011

If You Go Down To The Woods Today

If you go down to the woods today you might just find some fungi. They're always fun to find and to try to identify, but unless you're an expert it's probably best to only eat the ones they sell in the shops!







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  1. Morning's Minion3 November 2011 at 21:38

    These photos are astonishing! I only recognize the squatty 'puffball' type, but I think whatever is growing in that top photo, you've captured a set for a tale of Hobbits or 'little people!"

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  2. The Musical Gardener4 November 2011 at 01:21

    Some beauties there.

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  3. Anonymous4 November 2011 at 01:37

    Wow, that first shot... can't believe how many mushrooms there are... and the last one, looks like that caulking that a homeowner sprays into cracks and crevices to stop drafts...

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  4. Wayfarin' Stranger4 November 2011 at 03:24

    Nice group of fungi, well captured in pictures. People used to talk of the "fool-proof four," four species of wild fungi that were always safe to eat. Unless it's a morel, any I eat comes from the market! Jim

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  5. A Brit in Tennessee4 November 2011 at 04:51

    How spectacular, the last photo reminds me of a pair of child's feet :)
    Awesome shots !
    ~Jo

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  6. Rowan4 November 2011 at 07:05

    These are great photos John. I love looking for fungi when I'm walking but haven't seen any for a week or more now, it looks as though the season is over for this year up on Blackamoor anyway. It's been a wonderful year for fly agaric - lots of them and big ones too. I might go in Ecclesall Woods this morning and see whether there are any around in there still.

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  7. Jane the Booklady4 November 2011 at 07:21

    Wonderful photos! It reminds me of when my elder brother came home and dragged us all out to pick 'edible' mushrooms. Well, they all sat and mouldered in the porch as none of us could summon up the courage to risk eating them! Jane x

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  8. Arija4 November 2011 at 10:06

    Great shots, the second last is definitely edible. In Canada they call the Shaggy Manes. Occasionally I have them here in south Australia as well and really look forward to them.

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  9. The Weaver of Grass4 November 2011 at 19:03

    They've gone mad here too this week John - I think it is a combination of the warm weather and the showers. You have managed to find some spectacular ones - I dare not eat anything except those which come from our greengrocer.

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  10. jennyfreckles4 November 2011 at 21:54

    What an astonishing collection - love those yellow puffy ones, like marshmallows, but I don't suppose they're edible.

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  11. John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"6 November 2011 at 22:57

    Thanks, folks.

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