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Kip’s Comments - March 26, 2024

Mushrooms Get Me Going

For some the title of today’s post might raise eyebrows. So, before I go any further, allow me to explain what the headline meant.

No, I do not abuse mushrooms for any sort of psychedelic effect. I will enjoy a meal of golden oyster or morel mushrooms and I like mushrooms on pizza, but that is as far as any internal mushroom use goes. For that matter I don’t even know how to use mushrooms for any mind-altering affect (I am boring!). That said, I do enjoy hunting for, observing, and photographing mushrooms. That is what I did for a few minutes today - I photographed mushrooms.

Today’s mushroom-finding outing was very brief due to the weather. Even my distance hiked was short. But, I did not need to look far. Within a very small area I found four species of fungi I will share here.

Crimson Cup Fungi - Image 869842

False Turkey-tail Fungus - Image 869866

Trembling Merulius or Jelly Rot Fungus - Image 869904

Pear-shaped Puffball - Image 869875

Pear-shaped Puffball - Image 869886 (an artistic version)