Monday, October 5, 2009

Fungus - Elizabeth Smith


Fungus, originally uploaded by Elizabeth Smith.

In my yard I found this interesting-looking mushroom; it looked just like a piece of pastry with a nibbly edge. I sat on the ground and did a quick sketch of it with my travel set of watercolors and aquabrushes.

I know very little about wild mushrooms beyond bracket fungi and morels, so I have no idea what kind this might be. In the amazing manner of synchronicity that runs through life like a silver thread, I had just watched a fascinating documentary on the Sundance Channel about fungi!

You can click on the image to view larger on my Flickr photostream.

~Elizabeth Smith, Naples, Florida, USA

4 comments:

  1. I've been spotting something similar in the park lately...a record rainy season so far. It's like finding jewels when something like this pops up!

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  2. Beautiful detail. No chiggers or ants during your sit-down?? Lucky you!

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  3. Amazing variety in fungi, isn't there? This one is delightful!

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  4. Thanks so much!
    Jeanette, what a great image, they are just like jewels. We've had a lot of rain, too, but finally drying out.
    Pam - there were no chiggers, but we've had ants everywhere...inside, outside, just everywhere.
    Thanks Kate, I'm constantly astounded at the forms that fungi can take!

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