This weeks challenge hosted by Dutch Goes The Photo is the theme Growth. There are a number of different ideas I came up with, but I had to choose Fungi as I had not had the opportunity to use the following photo previously and I always loved it. It was taken in the Autumn in Bushy Park, Surrey.
But on that theme I took the following shot walking further a field in Surrey during December.
I love Fungi for their ability to survive in the harshest of weathers and places, but always with colour and texture.
They are perfect.
Now I’m hungry. Are they edible? Do you know that stuff?
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I actually have a book on them, but have not looked them up. Maybe I should!
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As long as you’re not eating them, you’ll be fine.
Maybe….
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The first one is in Bushy Park. You are not allowed to remove them. Apart from being owned by the Queen, its protected land!
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Oh. Good to know.
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Well, full of useless information me!
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Which can come in handy…you never know.
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What type is the first one? I’ve never seen anything like it.
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It’s called a parasol mushroom. You find them a lot in the parks round here, They are about 20cm across. You can’t pick them as they are part of the local ecology and animals rely on them. They are very cool and look like a chocolate covered desert!
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The perfect name for it!
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Beautifully captured, Gavin. I like the details and texture of the first one especially. 🙂
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Yes, once you start crawling around in the detail of nature you never stop finding such beauty and diversity.
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Amazing photos!
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A good choice! This Fungi looks amazing! And I agree, Fungi are very special.
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Thank you Anita. Not a spretty as your Almond Blossum though!
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Oh my, a parasol mushroom! 😮 One of my favourites, dipped in flour, egg, breadcrumbs and fried, yummm! Good that I’m not there, or the queen would need to jail me to protect her mushrooms. 😀
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So it is edible then…. Honestly, I’ve never seen the Queen in the park anyway. I’m sure she wouldn’t notice!
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The Queen is right! Best to leave them in nature for they clean up the forest eating decay or dead matters. Mushrooms recyclers. Beautiful texture.
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Wow, amazing!
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Thank you
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I love fungi – and the first one has got a wonderful structure and colour!
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Yes I thought so.
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These are seriously cool. I wish I knew more about fungi, because I do love to eat mushrooms, but don’t trust my identification skills. 😀
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It’s true, I bought the Collins guide to Mushrooms and Toadstools, but some of the edible ones look just like the ones that can kill you! And then I found out that you aren’t meant to pick them anyway as nature relies on them for a food source. I get mine in the supermarket.
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Safest place 😀
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Smart man!
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Nice choice of subject, Gavin! I remember being taken to Bushy Park when I was child and seeing the deer (but missed the fungi.)
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Thank you. I tend to get drawn to the odd little plant life everywhere. it seems to be my thing!
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a great way of looking at things! indeed, mushrooms are wonderful & amazing!
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Thank you.
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Amazing captures 🙂
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Thank you very much
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