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(Nothing But) Fungus! Again!

(And Trees) and parenthesis (again) but it’s really been a long time since I’ve shown you my mushroom findings. And a lot are just the same logs but just different times I’ve walked upon it. Here’s some recent findings! I love how they just pop out of nowhere and you really have to look closely. I love good dead logs that have been laying on the forest floor for a long time. It’s still giving so much life after its demise. And remember that, I suppose, whatever you want to think about death…I don’t want to get too philosophical, but trees are amazing and what would they say to us if we could communicate with them? and with fungi? What would the earth be like without trees? Well, we certainly wouldn’t be here…so yes, go hug a tree, dammit! (Even dead logs)! Watch out for the deadly fungus though! HAAH…okay, what irony though…giver of life and death…okay, no, I didn’t eat a magical mushroom! But I’m high on nature that’s for sure!

I wish I had a nature’s guide to fungus, so no, I don’t know what this is. This ain’t no scientific blog or anything, just a studying nature. But my ignorance isn’t flattering so I’m sorry I don’t know what any of these fungi are 😦

This wicked fungus is quite beautiful. And bugs were crawling on it, so I assume it’s not too poisonous (to insects anyway).

Okay, enough! but this was a weird one isn’t it? It’s so bizarre you want to touch it, but I didn’t, I promise!

Well, my friendly dead log with the white fungi I come across from time to time.

Ahhh, the trees!

Of course, had to put a puddle in the mix!

And this just looks like the gases of Jupiter! it was just too cool!

Sorry for all the photos, and I’m just in awe that I keep coming back to the same place and each time I find something new and interesting. I hope you find them just as fascinating.

Dead trees, some living of couse

Fall in Texas, Dead Logs and Hawks!

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My Sunday meanderings began like every other Sunday, on a walk in nature of course! And to one of my favorite walking spots here I went. I was anxious to see if any of the colors were starting to change. I noticed some on the very tips of the trees but relatively still green. I probably will go back each weekend to catch another glimpse of some new colors until they are all swept away. Fall usually starts much later here in East Texas. The sun was definitely illuminating some of the rich colors that are about to show. There are so many trees here, so once fall starts here you really need to look! Otherwise you’ll miss some of the beauty of the trees!

I also love to look at old logs on the forest floor. You can still see life on them, which fascinates me for some reason. I have to make a collection of dead logs in my next blog entry because I have quite a few.

This little patch of sun was shining through the forest floor and I thought, what cool little shadows it cast onto this log and the dead leaves!

And lastly on my meanderings, a hawk cut across my path onto this branch! It literally was just a couple of feet away from me as it flew into this tree! I was too afraid to move any closer for fear it would fly away. He was very annoyed at me because every time my shutter clicked he gave me a menacing look. And then he ruffled up his butt and pooped in my general direction, hah! He was very busy hunting something in the grass. Luckily I didn’t mess him up, because he flew away and caught whatever it was he saw (a mouse I supposed). Red tail hawks are so common here, one of the most common birds of prey here that you might miss them if you’re not looking. They are a nuisance to the local bird neighborhood who try and shoo them out of their nesting areas, but very cool to watch and to witness! I caught one hanging out in the rafters at work. Probably looking for mice there too.

Here is a link to the time I saw a hawk at work:

https://wordpress.com/post/code-mush.com/1548