Tag Archives: Fungi

What the Jig?

Posted on November 11, 2018 by crispina kemp

What the jig? That’s what I said when I saw this (cos I’m far too refined to use the f-word, unless it is fungi.) After much interogation of google images, I managed to find a name for it. It’s one … Continue reading →

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Once Upon A Brittle Stem

Posted on November 3, 2018 by crispina kemp

Last Monday I went for a walk … into Fairy Land. All along the side of the path … it must have continued for as much as mile … these fairy trees. I’m not sure which of the brittlestem species … Continue reading →

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Amongst the Leaves. Pink.

Posted on October 30, 2018 by crispina kemp

Fungi come in many colours: from mushroom-grey to pastel-pink via reds and purples, yellows and greens (though they’re less often seen). Last Monday’s walk began with this in fawnish-yellow … and ended in pink … Ah, aren’t they pretty!

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Not Another Fungus

Posted on October 25, 2018 by crispina kemp

This week’s walk, ten miles along Marriots Way, yielded loads of the trooping toadstools. And these little beauties …. I was particularly taken with the colour-combo here, that delicate apricot amongst the fading green (almost blue) of the dying pine. … Continue reading →

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Oops! Naughty Nature

Posted on October 21, 2018 by crispina kemp

There is a smell that pervades the damp woods at this time of year. And those with keen noses are liable to stumble upon one of Nature’s naughty secrets. Though it’s called a ‘stinkhorn’, I don’t find the smell at … Continue reading →

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After the rain …

Posted on October 20, 2018 by crispina kemp

After the rain, the fungi appear. But that’s not the focus of this photo. It’s that myriad of tiny waterdrops. #2018picoftheweek: Liquid As to the mushroom, I almost stood on it, so small and lost in the long grass.

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The Writer’s Fungi?

Posted on October 16, 2018 by crispina kemp

By popular request, two photos from yesterday’s walk. And as you can see, yesterday the sky rained.  

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Cracked Colour

Posted on October 14, 2018 by crispina kemp

I make no excuse for posting another fungi photo. The contrasting colours of the clustered fungi and the flint-like flakes of the pine stump rushed at my eyes and grabbed me. Waveney Forest rises above the extensive Haddiscoe-Fritton grazing marshes. … Continue reading →

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Festive Colours

Posted on October 6, 2018 by crispina kemp

One of the #2018picoftheweek titles is Fall Colours. But do I display photos taken at the beginning of the season? Hawthorn and dogwood have been presenting their full colours since mid August. Or ought I to wait until late December to … Continue reading →

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