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It's been very dry here, however these have all appeared.. Nothing on the woodland floor, all on old wood, moss or trees.
Please see autumn studies set www.flickr.com/photos/wendycoops224/sets/72157631597284035/
Toadstools growing from a log of wood
Related (in the Power of Positive Relationships group): more toadstools growing on wood
Record rains through parts of Texas during late summer and early fall of 2018 created ideal opportunities for fungi to develop. I don't know the correct species names but gave them descriptive titles, when possible. Some of them are beyond describing but are just weird and fascinating.
Various places in South and Southwest Texas during 2018.
A hoodoo (also called a tent rock, fairy chimney, and earth pyramid) is a tall, thin spire of rock that protrudes from the bottom of an arid drainage basin or badland. Hoodoos consist of soft sedimentary rock topped by harder, less easily-eroded stone that protects each column from the elements.
They are mainly located in the desert in dry, hot areas. In common usage, the difference between hoodoos and pinnacles or spires is that hoodoos have a variable thickness often described as having a "totem pole-shaped body." A spire, on the other hand, has a smoother profile or uniform thickness that tapers from the ground upward. (Geology purists do note that only a tall formation should be called a hoodoo; any other shape is called a 'hoodoo rock'.)[citation needed]
Hoodoos range in size from that of an average human to heights exceeding a 10-story building. Hoodoo shapes are affected by the erosional patterns of alternating hard and softer rock layers. Minerals deposited within different rock types cause hoodoos to have different colors throughout their height.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is fun to research but after a little digging the basic finding seems to be that there isn't a difference. Both can be poisonous, both can have caps and stems or not. The only difference I could find after reading quite a few articles was that a toadstool's gills will not darken with age and a mushroom's will go from almost white to almost black. I don't eat any of these but Moe, Benni's new friend was chomping them up the other day. That looked very dangerous to me so I leashed up Benni so she wouldn't see what he was doing. Moe is a new rescue so Sandy didn't know about this habit. He was fine after his snack.
Find the free tutorial for making these sweet painted drawer pull toadstools here:
beneaththerowantree.blogspot.com/2010/05/magical-little-m...
"7 Days of Shooting" "Week #15 - Right up your street" "Macro Monday"
Toadstools growing in the grass between our driveway and the neighbours.
When you have a plethora of sprinkles-fabric swatches, the logical thing to do is make... yellow cupcake toadstool folk with chocolate frosting and rainbow sprinkles. As one does.
I like to imagine living in an Alice in Wonderland style world where mushrooms are vastly taller than humans. Canon T2i + Rokinon 85 mm.
Klick here for a large view!
A hoodoo (also called a tent rock, fairy chimney, and earth pyramid) is a tall, thin spire of rock that protrudes from the bottom of an arid drainage basin or badland. Hoodoos consist of soft sedimentary rock topped by harder, less easily-eroded stone that protects each column from the elements.
They are mainly located in the desert in dry, hot areas. In common usage, the difference between hoodoos and pinnacles or spires is that hoodoos have a variable thickness often described as having a "totem pole-shaped body." A spire, on the other hand, has a smoother profile or uniform thickness that tapers from the ground upward. (Geology purists do note that only a tall formation should be called a hoodoo; any other shape is called a 'hoodoo rock'.)[citation needed]
Hoodoos range in size from that of an average human to heights exceeding a 10-story building. Hoodoo shapes are affected by the erosional patterns of alternating hard and softer rock layers. Minerals deposited within different rock types cause hoodoos to have different colors throughout their height.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
handmade from felted, repurposed wool sweaters. this soft toadstool stands about 4 1/4" tall and is 4" wide. it is lovingly sewn by both hand and machine and stuffed firm with 100% sheeps wool, and weighted with dried beans.
perfect for a woodland display, nature table or gentle play.
A few more from Loch Tummel, shooting images for Hugh and Kelly's Airbnb at www.airbnb.com/h/borenichfarmcottage
A cute wee mushroom I found while hunting different shots of the loch and the autumn colours
Yummy! Dark chocolate cake, strawberry mousse filling, whipped cream frosting and buttercream details. For more info on the "making of" visit www.charmandwhimsy.typepad.com.
The fairies of Fairy Glen leave a lot of evidence of their activities behind, like the balloons and this plastic toadstool that I rescued from the stream, or the fairy dust you can see sprinkled around, or the little fairy doors.
"Under a toadstool crept a wee Elf,
Out of the rain to shelter himself.
Under the toadstool, sound asleep,
Sat a big Dormouse all in a heap.
Trembled the wee Elf, frightened and yet
Fearing to fly away lest he get wet.
To the next shelter—maybe a mile!
Sudden the wee Elf smiled a wee smile.
Tugged till the toadstool toppled in two.
Holding it over him, gaily he flew.
Soon he was safe home, dry as could be.
Soon woke the Dormouse—"Good gracious me!
"Where is my toadstool?" loud he lamented.
—And that's how umbrellas first were invented."
~ Oliver Herford, 1863-1935 ~
at least i've sketched out idea 1 for my partner's mug rug.
"Glückspilz" means "lucky dog/devil" in German
glück = luck
pilz = mushroom
dear partner,
do you like a circle-ish/square-ish mug rug? (inspired by the single girl quilt along...)
do you like embroidery? (hand and machine)
do you like toadstools?
do you like red & aqua? (i do, and i couldn't resist!)
do you like appliqué? (raw edge)
do you like dots? (on 'shrooms and fabrics)
too childish? not 'mature' enough?