The first of the fungi photos… couldn’t resist it.
A cluster of ganoderma brackets heavily dusted with red spores. 2nd Sept 2019
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Gorgeous! 😀
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I thank you. I was delighted to find the ivy as well as the tree and fungi totally smoothered in the red spores. So colourful.
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gorgeous, Crispina
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Thank’s Lynn. Couldn’t resist displaying that abundance of red!
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A lovely time of year for your fungus friends. Found some in our garden the other day, though I think they’ve sprung from some mushroom compost I put on the garden. Haven’t dared eat them though 🙂
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No, never do that unless you’re certain.
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Sound advice 🙂
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Nice shot.
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Thanks. There it was, all drenched in red spores. When I’ve come upon them before, the rain has washed it away.
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Autumn is truly upon us. I am looking into a tea made from something called Chaga a native Alaskan fungus. It is supposed to be delicious and have many health benefits as well. As soon as I have a way to boil water, I plan on investing in some. I’ll keep you posted.
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Fungi tea. Wow. While we know different fungi have different tastes, yet there’s probably an overall fungi-ness taste. And I can imagine that is divine.
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Lovely specimens!
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I thank you. The first real colour of autumn. 🙂
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Beautiful shot Crispina 🙂 The mushrooms almost look velvety.
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It might surprise you to know that, unlike the mushrooms we eat, these are composed of millions of threads all pressed tight together. I have taken photos with the focus such that the structure can be seen. And so, yes, they look like velvet
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I wanted to touch them. They looked so soft They must be very strong and dense.
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The part that’s fresh growth is kinda soft. But otherwise they’re more like hard wood. People used to use the bracket fungi (which there are) for kindling, as a fire-starter.
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Really!!! wow.
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Indeed. 🙂
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Yes, indeed…I’ve just seen a pink rabbit…….
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Be happy… 🙂
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Oh I am 🙂
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🙂
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Smiles
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Beautiful!
They look so velvety!
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I was delighted to come upon them before the rains washed away too many of the red spores, and dirtied them with splashed mud. The fungi themselves are quite dull … without their coats
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And lucky for us that you did!
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Indeed. The season for that particularly fungi might well be over before I stumble upon another
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They really are quite beautiful.
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Agreed. Though my favourite bracket is the Turkey Tail, and its cousin, Trametes Ochravea. But they’re much smaller than this one. And usually appear throughout the winter, never this early. Very colourful, but that depends on sunlight and damp and other environmental factors
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I wouldn’t know one from the other, to be honest…
So I shall just enjoy whatever you send our way!
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It’s still early season for most fungi. I reckon you’ll get some more berries first.
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I’ll take whatever you send our way!
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Well, weather permitting, I’m out with the camera on Thursday. Haven’t been out for two weeks; last week cos of my scan, week before cos my daughter had plumbers to see to. So, Thursday. Yay!
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I’m learning so much about brackets from you! I wonder if you have a lot more where you are, or if I’ve been encountering them all this time and just not noticing or recognizing them.
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They’re present all the year round. But only when weather is wet and the fungus is growing, do they burst into view. Otherwise, mostly they resemble knobbly bits on the wood. So, yes, easily missed.
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And in defense of my mushroom-spotting skills (as weak as they are), I’d say the primary problem is that I don’t get to see enough wild trees that much to begin with. 😦
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Ah, that doesn’t help. Yea, I do tend to immerse myself in untrammelled countryside. Though it must be said, nowhere in UK is really wild. But some places remain less touched that others
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Living in such a populated area, there’s no untrammeled countryside anywhere close by. Worse (for me) the natural parks are just that, natural: native trees and plants for this area, which isn’t the kind of forest I grew up with. It’s “only” a day trip to go far enough to get to mountains and “real” forest, but I rarely do that on my own.
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Penalty of the environment. I believe we’ve discussed this before. The cultural resources you have near to hand, the dearth I have.
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True – I can walk to the theater, for instance, and I am not complaining about that!
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I can walk to a theatre. It’s just there’s a big difference in quality!
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I feel very lucky to have great Shakespeare so close by.
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I have the book [ 🙂 ]
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