Here's another fungus from Mount Douglas Park. I have been unable to identify this so far but my personal name for it is the Bean Sprout...

During mushroom season in the fall a casual walk in Mount Douglas Park will usually yield a dozen different kinds of mushroom. Yesterday I o...

I mentioned yesterday that Fern and I did not see the many mushrooms we were hoping for on our walk around Thetis Lake. However, we did see ...

On our most recent excursion to Mount Douglas Park I was happy to see a few of these weird little mushrooms with the fanciful name of Fluted...

It's been a couple of weeks since I last checked this year's mushroom crop so Fern and I went out to Mount Douglas Park for a few ho...

Just to complete the catalog of fungi that I saw on the weekend here are some small puffballs. Puffballs are edible and tasty and it's ...

To continue the theme of weird shapes of mushrooms or fungi, here is another one I always enjoy seeing at this time of year, a Coral Fungus....

When I see something like this I realize that these mushrooms are fungi's version of what used to be a tree. All it needs is a spore and...

Above is the first mushroom I spied on my walk around Thetis Lake Park earlier this week and its extraordinary color was only a hint of the ...

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 che...

Fern and I went out to Goldstream Park yesterday to see if we could see any salmon spawning. We saw a few - immense fish tiredly lolling in ...

I first posted a photo of this wonderful fungus in December a couple of years ago. I continue to be intrigued by this species' wonderfu...

After checking out the pumpkin graveyard at Mount Douglas Park I went for a walk in the park itself and was pleased to see these little fung...

Crypsis (my new word for the day) means hiding and is used to refer to the camouflage employed by certain plants and animals to avoid pred...

Probably most of us have noticed this fungus at some time because of its bright orange color. It appears there are a couple of kinds of fung...

I decided that rather than share my lame guesses as to the id of the various mushrooms I encounter I will just leave them nameless until I l...

I spent some time yesterday looking for a field guide for fungi, unsuccessfully. This morning I decided to see what resources are available ...

After yesterday's promise to try to identify the plants in my photos, I have to confess I have been unable to find out what this mushroo...

I selected today's pair of rather junky photos to illustrate something I'm just beginning to realize: I usually ignore anything I do...

I took the photo above because the mushroom blooming here among the lichen is the smallest I've ever seen. This photo was taken using a ...