Fungus was certainly among us walking the Kepler Track in the South Island. Seeing these pictures again brings back for me all those long walks through the bush – especially its rich pungency. Follower Thomas taught me a new word – “petrichor” – which refers to the pleasant odor that fills our nostrils after the first rain following a dry stretch, a heavenly scent indeed. If only I could offer up a scratch-and-sniff…
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Love the photos. We have a fantastic array of fungi don’t we. Several are in our garden. A lot are edible but don’t ask me which. We only way ones from the Supermarket!
haha, yes too afraid I’ll pick the wrong one!
Fascinating. I have to assume that the purple one is poisonous. Glad you did not need to supplement your food supply. Welcome home.