Category Archives: Nature Photography

Yet Another Mystery Mushroom

Another species of mushroom has popped up in the yard. The cap is waxy looking and its color is a bit like lavender sea glass. Here’s a slideshow of the best shots: Shortlink: http://wp.me/p1tGZT-13T

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Sunny’s Slow Motion Exit #2

Really, I want to be alone. Shortlink: http://wp.me/p1tGZT-13L

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Sunny’s Slow Motion Exit #1

My friend Sunny isn’t always happy to be the subject of photographs as this slideshow (and the next) attests: Shortlink: http://wp.me/p1tGZT-13y

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More Mystery and Some Holey Mushrooms

My internet friend CR doesn’t think the fungi in the second manifestation of the mushroom horde is of the genus Amanita. Since CR knows a thing or two about mushrooms and I used an internet site on which I supplied  … Continue reading

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The View from Under a Mushroom

It’s Day 2 of the latest massive mushroom manifestation and the rain continues to pour. The mosquitoes are fierce, so I’m not able to spend as much time as I’d like on focus and composition. Here’s a lucky shot of … Continue reading

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Plastic Canada Goose Death

Occasionally, one of the faux Canada Geese that decorates my neighbor’s flower garden collapses onto my property. I found the poor fellow down and pinned by vines and stems this afternoon while photographing my own garden’s bounty. Go tell Aunt … Continue reading

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Close to The Edge for Parsley

My parsley-eating friends, Papilio polyxenes or Black Swallowtail caterpillars, have come for another visit. This one shows off its acrobatic skills, dangling at the end of a stem of parsley in order to munch every last leaf. Papilio polyxenes caterpillars … Continue reading

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The Last of the Mushrooms

The impromptu mushroom display is fading and without more rain it is likely that the show is over for this year. Here’s a little slideshow of the genus Mycena (I think) that I found tucked away in a shady corner … Continue reading

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Mushroom Mania

Here’s a slideshow featuring the best shots of what I believe are genus Amanita from my recent fungi infestation fascination. Anyone out there have any idea of the species? Shortlink: http://wp.me/p1tGZT-Xc

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Massively Mutated Mushroom

I took another mushroom picture to the Photoshop: I don’t know how long this mushroom mania is going to continue. My posts are usually about political and social issues, so maybe it’s the metaphor of the mushroom that underlies all … Continue reading

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