The fungi like the damp, that's for sure.

The fungi like the damp, that's for sure. They've sprung up all over the yard: big and small, bright orange and dull brown.

[Photo]

Tall and White


[Photo]

Doubled Up

Two mushrooms that grew together where they touched, or some form of conjoined twins, I can't tell which.


[Photo]

Orange!


[Photo]

Puffball!


[Photo]

Antlers?


I've misplaced this year's photo of the “super fungus”. It appears every year in the same spot in the lawn and grows to about the size of a basketball. It collapsed a few days ago, done for the season I guess.

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