Sunday
Oct032010
The Magical World of Mushrooms
Sunday, October 3, 2010 at 8:09 PM 
It was my friend, Claire, who alerted me to the mushrooms and toadstools growing in a local wood.
And so I turned intrepid fungi photographer for an afternoon; diligently cataloguing the extraordinary variety of bulbous shapes scattered about the ground and clinging to tree trunks.
I’ve never before seen so many sorts in one place at one time. And so many of them! It goes without saying that my absolute favourites were the red ones with white spots. Straight out of a storybook, they were.
This must surely be the capital of the local fairy kingdom….
P.S. Today I'm taking part in Mosaic Monday, hosted by Mary at Little Red House. Why not pop on over and take a look at some of the other lovely mosaics you'll find links to there?
Reader Comments (8)
Dearest Sweet Helen, so happy to be back here visiting...i lost my way while searching your lovely space the other day coz i was thinking of you. How wonderful that you lead me back on the right path to your lovely space here! I am a huge fan of mushrooms and toadstools and these are gorgeous and soo adorable! We dont get to see alot of while mushrooms here. Thanks so much for sharing this...it's so inspiring for a mushrooms and toadstools lover like me!
Dearest helen, so happy that i found my way back to your lovely space here! I was just thinking about you the other day and was trying to look for your blog but you came by and lead me back to you! How wonderful! I am such a huge fan of mushrooms and toadstools!! These are gorgeous photos you took and so many different kinds...very inspriing to me! We dont have alot of wild mushrooms here and so these are amazing. Have alovely merry happy week and love to you!
These are amazing!! I feel like a gnome should be sitting on one of them!
So lovely. I want to eat them. Except for the red ones. I just want to look at the red ones! Are any of these edible to your knowledge?
So much variety! I've always found fungi to be magical little things... Wonderful mosaic, Helen! Happy Week :o) ((HUGS))
Oh Helen, these are wonderful!!! And yes, those red spotted ones do indeed look like they are straight out of a fairy tale... :)
Haven't a clue, Lisa. But someone told me that the estate to which the woodland belongs produces a leaflet at this time of year - a sort of fungi trail. I might try to pick up a copy - that would probably tell me. :)
Helen, I love this collage! Autumn is my absolutely favourite time of year, a time when I feel most alive. The colour and atmosphere of your photo collage encapsulates the magic of Autumn for me :)