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Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Bumper Crop!

Apparently in this part of the world the rains came at just the right time to bring out a massive crop of wild mushrooms. I've been checking in the woods for a few weeks now but was overwhelmed when I went to Thetis Lake Park yesterday. There are mushrooms all over the place - in fact if you leave the main pathways it is difficult to walk without crushing some underfoot. Not only are there many mushrooms but there are many varieties. I photographed at least a dozen different kinds yesterday in many colors, shapes and sizes. The lovely little sulphur-colored ones above are just a hint of the riches that are scattered throughout the forest right now. I'm heading out to Pkols (Mount Douglas Park) today to see if there are others out there. I hereby declare that for the rest of the week this blog will be devoted to fungi.

4 comments:

s.c said...

Nice one. Here in the netherlands the fungi take their time to come out.

JoJo said...

They are starting here too....usually in the areas where I've forgotten to clean up the dog poop.

William Kendall said...

We're seeing some of them here too. Good shot!

Stephanie said...

We have a huge influx of them here in the Comox Valley. Nice shot!