Showing posts with label mushroom. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mushroom. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

A Dark Night


warnings
in the night
discrete messages
from those that cannot get through
marked with an X
to let me know
that people
worry


M, look delightful
poisonous intent on the tongue
beware the young

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Paint It Red





Have I ever mentioned
that my favourite colour is red?



Yup, it catches my eye enough
to always turn my head.















Whether it be
mushrooms bright upon a tree



Or a dragonfly's gaze
staring back at me












When I feel the wind whistling by
I know fairy brushes are hanging to dry
in the forest glen on this warm day
as they've been busy painting my world so gay

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Christmas Wish List #1 - Mushroom Field Guide for Ontario

While apple picking 

 we again spied mushroom glens;
A fairy ring found?

My girls just seem to stumble upon mushrooms this year and are fascinated by them.
me too : )
On the Xmas wish list;
1. Mushroom Identification Guide

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Mushroom Hunt

 a quick peek in trees
reveals mushrooms aplenty 

but edible fare?

Saturday, August 28, 2010

Fungus Find


"Oh Mom! What is that across the street?" 
yelled over her shoulder
as she runs to the curb. 
She knows not to cross the road without permission.
With a glance out the window
 I recognize that I need a glance out the door
to get closer
 to the mysterious find of hers

"I believe it is a fungus;
from the mushroom family,
but with a closer inspection
we will certainly more see."
Crossing over to inspect
Through camera lens and her eyes
I am drawn back to nature
with wonder at the form and mystery of life.

~~~

I really am constantly bowled over by the view 
of the world through my daughters eyes. 
Just breath-taking and beautiful.
Thank you doesn't do justice to what they offer me.

Monday, July 19, 2010

Going on a Mushroom Hunt

Bulbous, round
Yellow, Brown
Poison or Edible?
No clues to be found.

Grown up overnight;
Thy wee toadstool
with pensive stalk
doth flared in day's light.

At home on dappled forest floor.
Pine needles and leaves
rampant company until
siblings join for more.

My daughter's find
with pure delight. Noted growth 
and heeded care with tent
 placement we remind.

Nature,nurture
respect and awe
my bio-friendly child; Joy!
My love found in your rapture.

/\/\/\/\/\

My daughter found this little mushroom and we watched it grow seemingly overnight. It started small and thin, then flared almost before our eyes. She begged to borrow my camera to photograph it. How not to resist such guileless charms? I am glad I acquiesced though. As the days passed, she noted that another mushroom was sprouting beside its brother. She was enchanted with the beginning of this faery ring and we made a point to erect a newly bought and larger tent  at a safe distance to these magical fungi. I cherish her respect for nature and truly make all attempts to inspire it. I did a little searching and think that I can identify this species;
   Amanita muscaria* -- This is a beautiful, bright yellow mushroom with white spots or patches on its cap and a ring and bulbous base.

P.S. If I am correct, this beautiful little treasure is poisonous. I will have to advise my daughter of this, as she is always keen to know what is edible in the natural world  around her. As I tell her though, please always check before eating anything of questionable lineage. 
Happy Mushroom hunting!

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