Monday, October 15, 2018

Fire Road Walk

Happy Monday, enjoy your day!

We have been having fun looking for and finding mushrooms and fungi during our walk on the local fire roads near our house.  Some are beautiful colors, neat shapes and sizes. 


The fungi below reminds me of the coral you find in the oceans.


These mushrooms were tiny and very hard to focus on, especially with a tree branch in the way. 




I think this may be Cortinarius, I am guessing there are many different species of purple mushrooms.





This is a view of one of our daily fire road scenes.  This trail is closest to home and we go as far as we want to walk and then turn around and walk back home. We are still seeing a lot of greens but there are plenty of brown leaves covering the trail. 


Below, the mushrooms were growing at the bottom of a dead tree, they are a pretty color and have some weird bumps on the tops. 




We take a little trail to the lake, you can see a tiny bit of fall colors near the lake. Not much! I did see a Double-breasted Cormorant fly by, took quick for a photo.






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54 comments:

Tom said...

...a miniature world.

Bob Bushell said...

The fungi are beautiful Eileen, I love the creeping fungi.

Barbara Rogers said...

Thanks for sharing your walk with me...I think I may get out there myself today! The rain has almost dried up which fell last night. The fog hasn't dried up yet though. Love your fungi!

DIMI said...

Hello Eileen!
The fungi looks like a coral indeed!
So many beautiful mushrooms and different species!
Wonderful pictures and Autumn images!
My favorite is the last photo! Amazing view of the lake!
Wishing you a lovely day and a happy week!
Dimi...

chica said...

Muito lindas! Ă“tima semana! bjs, chica

Marit said...

Hello Eileen,

Beautiful fungi. Yes, it looks like a coral in the ocean. I have never seen a purple mushroom.
Happy new week!

MadSnapper said...

amazing fungi! so different from what I have seen. the coral look is gorgeous...

Nancy J said...

what a selection of the fungi, but your last photo is my pick, beautiful with leaves close up, and the water beyond.

Debbie said...

fancy fungi, they can be beautiful!!! the first image does look like coral...and i have never seen a purple mushroom!!!

Out on the prairie said...

That coral mushroom is edible, I catch them more in the early summer here.They are real white when new. The last knobby ones I have never seen.

Yamini MacLean said...

Hari Om
I enjoy seeing fungi too - amd this is quite the variety! YAM xx

Cloudia said...

Trippy Post! <3

italiafinlandia said...

Funny shapes of mushrooms... flowers of the forest.
Have a nice week, Eileen!

~Lavender Dreamer~ said...

That really does look like coral...WOW! It's amazing what you can see when take the time to look around. Enjoy your day! Hugs!

RedPat said...

There is such a variety of mushrooms - so many colors and shapes!

Fun60 said...

Beautiful, colourful fungi.

Linda W. said...

Love all the different types of fungi you captured!

Bill said...

What a nice variety of mushrooms. Beautiful photos Eileen and have a wonderful new week P.S. You asked what the people in my photo were waiting for, they were waiting for a break in the rain.

Author R. Mac Wheeler said...

I love finding the wonder of Nature on all of my wanderings.

Lowcarb team member said...

What a lovely walk, I enjoyed it through your photographs. The mushrooms and fungi are amazing.

All the best Jan

mick said...

The fungi are beautiful and it looks like a lovely place to walk.

Betsy Banks Adams said...

Your Fall Colors look like ours. We are still GREEN.... Hopefully with the cooler temps, we may get some leaf colors soon...??????

Love seeing the fungi/mushrooms..... Great place to walk.

Hugs,
Betsy

William Kendall said...

The trail reminds me of a place I was at yesterday.

Sondra said...

More awesome fungi and 'shrooms! My dogs find wild mushrooms to eat they know which ones to pick!

Michelle said...

I love how weird mushrooms are!!

rupam sarma said...

Amazing. Thanks for sharing.

Penelope Notes said...

I especially like the chain of pointy-capped mushrooms in the second photo. Mushrooms showcase nature’s endless creativity.

HappyK said...

I thought the same thing of your first picture. Looks like it should be underwater.

Angie said...

Fascinating. I assume this means you have had rain … we are still quite dry out here … enjoy your week ahead!

Photo Cache said...

Interesting selection of mushrooms, not your garden variety for sure. I don't recognize them at all.

Phil Slade said...

You found some weird and wonderful mushrooms and toadstools there Eileen. I don't think I would be contemplating any of them though. It's a job for the experienced only.

Francisco Manuel Carrajola Oliveira said...

MagnĂ­ficos os cogumelos, estamos na altura deles aparecerem.
Um abraço e boa semana.

Andarilhar
Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
O prazer dos livros

Gattina said...

These mushrooms have really a very special shape ! Look beautiful !

Small City Scenes said...

Mushrooms are amazing. I like the colorful and the bumpy one. Do you know the difference between poisonous and non--?
MB

carol l mckenna said...

So creative! Chosen gems of nature are great photos!

Happy Day to you,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)

K V V S MURTHY said...

Interesting post.

DeniseinVA said...

You saw a very nice variety of mushrooms Eileen. I don't think I have ever seen so many different kinds on any of our walks.

Sallie (FullTime-Life) said...

The fungi are beautiful. I shouldn’t be surprised that you know their IDs ...you are always learning. Thanks for sharing the beauty and knowledge!

Hootin Anni said...

I don't think I've ever seen a purple topped mushroom...cool!

Cranberry Morning said...

I love all the different types of fungi found in the woods. My sister could distinguish edible from poisonous. I'm not that knowledgeable or brave. Lol

David M. Gascoigne, said...

Fungi in all its forms is fascinating. I have a hard time identifying many of them, but they are certainly a delight to experience in the forest at this time of year.

Sue (this n that) said...

My word Eileen, I'm astounded at the variety of mushrooms you photographed! The colours too are lovely.
A really beautiful view of the walk too.
Lots of good cheer to you :D) xx

Ana MĂ­nguez Corella said...

Beautiful images Eileen
See you..

Karen @ Beatrice Euphemie said...

You have found some really interesting mushrooms, Eileen! The purple one is so pretty. Such a nice place to take an autumn walk. I love this time of year! x Karen

Tanza Erlambang - Every Day Issues said...

you are right that fungi on the top looks like coral in the ocean.
All photos are beautiful.

Have a great day

ellen b. said...

It's so nice to have these kind of walkways close to home. I'll have to investigate what our new area might have. Fun shots of all the shrooms!

Lady Fi said...

What a lovely walk.

Anu said...

Hello Eileen. Great variety of mushrooms. Beautiful photos. Thank you.

Thomas Lee said...

love the trail shot

Rohrerbot said...

That is absolutely magical! I wish I could 'shroom pick but I can only do it with a few. I'm a bit scared about the rest but I do appreciate a good mushroom!

Amanda Peters said...

What beautiful finds, love the one that looks like coral. I to have been out looking so many amazing fungi to find. Just wish they were a bit easier to name !
Amanda xx

Jeevan said...

Beautiful, natural and quite animate trail to explore variety of mushrooms and this fall (change) too was impressive!

Lynne said...

Amazing all the different kinds of fungi, mushrooms around here this year!
I was moving a large pile of our cuttings back into our wooded area yesterday
and saw a HUGE white mushroom type, the size of a large bread bowl.
The biggest I have ever seen.

Author R. Mac Wheeler said...

We've got a cool spell in Florida. Yeah!!! Maybe I'll get out with my camera. Enjoy all of your shooting the last three days. (I've been busy with honeydoo projects)

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