Challenge: ‘Shrooms - 10/02/23 to 10/07/23: As I’ve said before when moderating other challenges, I’m posting this on Sunday since I am traveling to an area where I only have my cell -...

joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA

As I’ve said before when moderating other challenges, I’m posting this on Sunday since I am traveling to an area where I only have my cell - and sometimes the internet is down to zero. Please patronize the Sunday challenge before you post anything here! Now, down to business…

Well, the light is different in the sky, the air feels changed, and it’s darker out later in the morning and earlier in the evening. Plants are dying, trees are changing colors, and we’re all putting on more clothes when we venture outside. Autumn is in full swing!

It can be a melancholy time because many of us live like mole-people surrounded by greater darkness and cooler/colder weather which confines us indoors. On the other hand, the season offers a variety of activities and beautiful sights to keep our souls refreshed - outdoors!

One of my favorite activities during Autumn has been mushroom hunting. I know one or two edible kinds, but I have confined myself principally to searching for the cauliflower/sheepshead variety. I tell you, there’s nothing finer than to walk around in a forest in crisp Fall weather and to spot a beautiful cauliflower hiding in a covering of oak leaves!

My biggest triumph ‘shroom-wise was finding one growing around an old oak with a circumference of twelve feet!!! All solid cauliflower around the base! I thought I was seeing things! And this was only about a block or two away from our little Indiana house at Fish Lake. My 90-year old mother had warned me before not to go bringing back any mushrooms since she didn’t feel like cleaning them. Well, when I told her, she smiled and relented and said to bring it. I did, and we ended up with about 40 pounds.

Unfortunately, pictures of it are somewhere in the 200 thousand photos I have taken in the past 20 years and stored someplace I now cannot find. However, I do have some nice ‘shroom photos to start things off!

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Must be a smoker!
Must be a smoker!...

Sure not clear and crisp, but I love the pastel colors on the rings

Look like wood - and it's great camouflage!

Conundrum: Rural road with lots of vegetation. Is is a fungus - or expanding spray foam?

Love the architecture of this one

Reminds me of beautifully psychedelic pancakes

One of those newfangled cantaloupeshrooms

Never taken such a dazzling 'shroom photo before - or since!

Look like shells that would normally be found on a beach

Popped up almost overnight!
Popped up almost overnight!...

srg

joecichjr wrote:

As I’ve said before when moderating other challenges, I’m posting this on Sunday since I am traveling to an area where I only have my cell - and sometimes the internet is down to zero. Please patronize the Sunday challenge before you post anything here! Now, down to business…

Well, the light is different in the sky, the air feels changed, and it’s darker out later in the morning and earlier in the evening. Plants are dying, trees are changing colors, and we’re all putting on more clothes when we venture outside. Autumn is in full swing!

It can be a melancholy time because many of us live like mole-people surrounded by greater darkness and cooler/colder weather which confines us indoors. On the other hand, the season offers a variety of activities and beautiful sights to keep our souls refreshed - outdoors!

One of my favorite activities during Autumn has been mushroom hunting. I know one or two edible kinds, but I have confined myself principally to searching for the cauliflower/sheepshead variety. I tell you, there’s nothing finer than to walk around in a forest in crisp Fall weather and to spot a beautiful cauliflower hiding in a covering of oak leaves!

My biggest triumph ‘shroom-wise was finding one growing around an old oak with a circumference of twelve feet!!! All solid cauliflower around the base! I thought I was seeing things! And this was only about a block or two away from our little Indiana house at Fish Lake. My 90-year old mother had warned me before not to go bringing back any mushrooms since she didn’t feel like cleaning them. Well, when I told her, she smiled and relented and said to bring it. I did, and we ended up with about 40 pounds.

Unfortunately, pictures of it are somewhere in the 200 thousand photos I have taken in the past 20 years and stored someplace I now cannot find. However, I do have some nice ‘shroom photos to start things off!

If you want to participate in this challenge, click "Reply" button below and attach your image along with the reply.

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Beautiful subject.

joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA

A couple from behind my shed 👁️👁️

Suddenly have a craving for a hard-boiled egg yolk and pancakes 🥞🥞🥞

About 1.5 inches tall
About 1.5 inches tall...

Beautifully textured
Beautifully textured...

rwm283main Loc: Terryville, CT

Here's a mushroom photo I took last year and then applied some of the AI artistic touches using BeFunky.
Enjoy,
Rich

Before

After

Walt R Loc: eastern tn

Joe , a couple for you . Got loads more .

Walt

psphotos Loc: Pennsylvania

Happy to see this challenge, I have taken so many photos of mushrooms over the years. I gave them labels, don't know the scientific names.

"Leaning shroom"
"Leaning shroom"...

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"Tiny umbrellas at an ant party"

"Tree shelf"
"Tree shelf"...

"Tree Cauliflower"
"Tree Cauliflower"...

"Orange 'shroom"
"Orange 'shroom"...

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roxiemarty Loc: Florida

joecichjr wrote:

As I’ve said before when moderating other challenges, I’m posting this on Sunday since I am traveling to an area where I only have my cell - and sometimes the internet is down to zero. Please patronize the Sunday challenge before you post anything here! Now, down to business…

Well, the light is different in the sky, the air feels changed, and it’s darker out later in the morning and earlier in the evening. Plants are dying, trees are changing colors, and we’re all putting on more clothes when we venture outside. Autumn is in full swing!

It can be a melancholy time because many of us live like mole-people surrounded by greater darkness and cooler/colder weather which confines us indoors. On the other hand, the season offers a variety of activities and beautiful sights to keep our souls refreshed - outdoors!

One of my favorite activities during Autumn has been mushroom hunting. I know one or two edible kinds, but I have confined myself principally to searching for the cauliflower/sheepshead variety. I tell you, there’s nothing finer than to walk around in a forest in crisp Fall weather and to spot a beautiful cauliflower hiding in a covering of oak leaves!

My biggest triumph ‘shroom-wise was finding one growing around an old oak with a circumference of twelve feet!!! All solid cauliflower around the base! I thought I was seeing things! And this was only about a block or two away from our little Indiana house at Fish Lake. My 90-year old mother had warned me before not to go bringing back any mushrooms since she didn’t feel like cleaning them. Well, when I told her, she smiled and relented and said to bring it. I did, and we ended up with about 40 pounds.

Unfortunately, pictures of it are somewhere in the 200 thousand photos I have taken in the past 20 years and stored someplace I now cannot find. However, I do have some nice ‘shroom photos to start things off!

If you want to participate in this challenge, click "Reply" button below and attach your image along with the reply.

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You found some really wonderful fungus! This is one of my newer hobbies of hiking and searching for fungus to photograph...........as in the past 3 years or so. I'm sure I have several to share from my area of the country.

13 Loc: I am only responsible to what I say..not what

joecichjr wrote:

As I’ve said before when moderating other challenges, I’m posting this on Sunday since I am traveling to an area where I only have my cell - and sometimes the internet is down to zero. Please patronize the Sunday challenge before you post anything here! Now, down to business…

Well, the light is different in the sky, the air feels changed, and it’s darker out later in the morning and earlier in the evening. Plants are dying, trees are changing colors, and we’re all putting on more clothes when we venture outside. Autumn is in full swing!

It can be a melancholy time because many of us live like mole-people surrounded by greater darkness and cooler/colder weather which confines us indoors. On the other hand, the season offers a variety of activities and beautiful sights to keep our souls refreshed - outdoors!

One of my favorite activities during Autumn has been mushroom hunting. I know one or two edible kinds, but I have confined myself principally to searching for the cauliflower/sheepshead variety. I tell you, there’s nothing finer than to walk around in a forest in crisp Fall weather and to spot a beautiful cauliflower hiding in a covering of oak leaves!

My biggest triumph ‘shroom-wise was finding one growing around an old oak with a circumference of twelve feet!!! All solid cauliflower around the base! I thought I was seeing things! And this was only about a block or two away from our little Indiana house at Fish Lake. My 90-year old mother had warned me before not to go bringing back any mushrooms since she didn’t feel like cleaning them. Well, when I told her, she smiled and relented and said to bring it. I did, and we ended up with about 40 pounds.

Unfortunately, pictures of it are somewhere in the 200 thousand photos I have taken in the past 20 years and stored someplace I now cannot find. However, I do have some nice ‘shroom photos to start things off!

If you want to participate in this challenge, click "Reply" button below and attach your image along with the reply.

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Mushrooms in the light.

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roxiemarty Loc: Florida

I'll be back again with more varieties. I look forward to your fungus from different areas of the world.

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Walt R Loc: eastern tn

A Fairy Circle and the individuals of it .

Walt

nimbushopper Loc: Tampa, FL

Nice variety of these Joe!

judy juul Loc: Cheshire, Ct.

joecichjr wrote:

As I’ve said before when moderating other challenges, I’m posting this on Sunday since I am traveling to an area where I only have my cell - and sometimes the internet is down to zero. Please patronize the Sunday challenge before you post anything here! Now, down to business…

Well, the light is different in the sky, the air feels changed, and it’s darker out later in the morning and earlier in the evening. Plants are dying, trees are changing colors, and we’re all putting on more clothes when we venture outside. Autumn is in full swing!

It can be a melancholy time because many of us live like mole-people surrounded by greater darkness and cooler/colder weather which confines us indoors. On the other hand, the season offers a variety of activities and beautiful sights to keep our souls refreshed - outdoors!

One of my favorite activities during Autumn has been mushroom hunting. I know one or two edible kinds, but I have confined myself principally to searching for the cauliflower/sheepshead variety. I tell you, there’s nothing finer than to walk around in a forest in crisp Fall weather and to spot a beautiful cauliflower hiding in a covering of oak leaves!

My biggest triumph ‘shroom-wise was finding one growing around an old oak with a circumference of twelve feet!!! All solid cauliflower around the base! I thought I was seeing things! And this was only about a block or two away from our little Indiana house at Fish Lake. My 90-year old mother had warned me before not to go bringing back any mushrooms since she didn’t feel like cleaning them. Well, when I told her, she smiled and relented and said to bring it. I did, and we ended up with about 40 pounds.

Unfortunately, pictures of it are somewhere in the 200 thousand photos I have taken in the past 20 years and stored someplace I now cannot find. However, I do have some nice ‘shroom photos to start things off!

If you want to participate in this challenge, click "Reply" button below and attach your image along with the reply.

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OH, this will be FUN, JOE! Many thanks for hosting!!

Rufe Loc: Missouri

One from Missouri

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filmstage28 Loc: CA

I really like the after, very cool, it feels really good to look at, I am kinda waiting for Bambi and Thumper to walk by.

Is this PS? How did you do this?

judy juul Loc: Cheshire, Ct.

So I do have a few shrooms to share from around here...Don't know their names, however...

How about scrambled eggs??
How about scrambled eggs??...

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Do you want to dance??
Do you want to dance??...

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Parden me-looks like a scrunch....

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