Toadstools, Mushrooms, Moss, Lichen, etc

Thanks Walnut, I like your quote from Robert Frost. Deep & meaningful too.! I have read a couple of Robert Frost poems..
My quote is taken from a Bob Marley song, "Wake up & Live"... A musical hero of mine, was long before I went to Jamaica.. I was always a Ska fan in the 60s, Prince Buster in particular, so when Bob came along in the 70s it was a natural progression... Perfect as far as I was concerned..!:thmb::D I find it a very uplifting beat..
I even found myself at the ruins of the beach house where Bob wrote the song "Wake up & Live" last trip..!



His family & the J Government are argueing over it so it is supposed to be out of bounds, but I was privileged to be taken round by a relative...! :wink: Got to have the contacts..!!:wink::wink:

 

:thumb: I hope so too Walnut..

 

I was out walking yesterday & I came across this fungi... I can only assume the white powdery looking stuff is the start of spores..?? I haven't found out yet...

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It isn't frost either as there wasn't any deep in the woods

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Close up of under side..

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The top side..

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:thmb: Thanks Kedi I will try & walk over that way again... :gnthb: Those fungi of yours are the most weird & wonderful shapes too..!!

 

I took a different walk this morning & came across this patch of Fungi on a tree stump.. Looks like a cedar trunk.. It has been unaffected by the frosts we have had, It feels dry& firm to the touch but very much alive... Any ides as to what kind anyone as I am not sure...


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They are incredible to look at..

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They look soft & velvety, but not so.....

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So anyone any ideas..???????????????????????????:D

 

That is all i can find too Pal.. All the pics are similar but not the same ...:dh: My fungus seems to be all over the place whereas Chicken in the woods has more even plates usually also it seems to be seasonal as you say but this one hasn't been affected by the frosts & is still growing..???

 

I took a slightly different walk the other morning while it was still frosty but sunny & I saw several different kinds of fungi...

I was quite surprised really considering the frosts we have had... Here they are, I haven't had time to ID them yet so feel free.....:wink::D

:gnthb::gnthb: Thanks to Walnut here are the Idents...

1. Oyster fungus pleurotus ostreatus


.Well I do know this is an old Puff ball & still loaded with spores..!!!
2.Cramp ball daldinia concentrica

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.This was so delicate looking & with the Lichen as well to set it off..
3. Yellow brain fungus tremella mesenterica


Close up..


.4.Hairy stereum sterium hirsutum

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This one looks like it has sugar frosting on it.!

5.Jews ear auricularia auricula-judae