Sunday, September 1, 2019

Fungus of the Month

... this years Amanita Muscaria var. Alba "crop" (ref: Manic Mushroom)...

... they usually appear in growths of three - although, think we may have accidentally run over the two others with the lawn mower during early stages of development - it's only September 1st, however, so we'll see... this guy has expanded to five inches in diameter... has become an annual event - don't know why they appear only on our property, and then only within the southeast corner of the lawn - have never encountered them anywhere else... research tells us that they are usually "symbiotic with conifers and hardwoods" (trees) - none of those around and the location they grow is in direct sunlight from dawn until around 3pm each day, when the sun sets beyond the shadow of a large sycamore tree to the west...

... we quit tryin' to figure out all the so called scientific bulls*t, however, and have just accepted them as another positive harbinger from the Great Spirit himself (itself..?) - mushrooms were perceived as powerful and mystical and associated with protection and power in Native American culture...

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