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:

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

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

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

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

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