Fun with Funghi

The Beauty of Nature

I love nature.  I am happiest

when I'm out on a trail looking

at the birds and flowers and trees

and now...  funghus.

I admit I am no expert on the subject.

I know few of the names, I am drawn

to fungus for the beauty.  The shape and

color are amazing.

Though I have been hiking for many years,

it is only the past few years that I have

carried a camera with me regularly.

And that changed everything.

My hikes take much longer these

days because I'm constantly looking

into the woods to spot the latest

funghus that has appeared since yesterday.

If I spot something new, I jump into the

woods and try to get the best angle.  That's

the reason I often have leaves and twigs

in my hair...

I often meet gatherers who tell me

a certain type is ok to eat, but what if

they are wrong?   So, I never eat them.

In France, you can take your wild

mushrooms to the local pharmacy.

The pharmacists are trained to know

which are edible and which can kill you.

I like that system.

For now, I'm content to enjoy

the visual beauty of Funghi.

My hiking partner is Mia the Wonder

Dog.  If I spot something I want to

photograph, I drop her lead and bound

off into the woods.  She just walks back and

sits quietly until I'm finished ~ good dog!

My other hiking partner, Mr. Wonderful,

puts up with all the times I stop with good

humor.  One time I was taking a photo while

kneeling in brambles with my hair almost

in a spider's web, I looked up and said,

"I love funghi."  He replied, "Hey, I'm a

fun guy."  Ha~ha!

Get outside and see what beauty

you can find in nature!