October 21, 2013

  • Hallowed Ween

    Walking through the woods I was surprised to see a pumpkin growing amongst the leaves. Upon closer inspection it turns out it wasn't a pumpkin at all but a large Fly Agaric mushroom. I thought it amazing how it pushed up the surrounding moss in its efforts to reach skyward. This particular specimen is about the size of my fist.

     

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    Fly Agaric

    You could eat these if you wanted, but they will make you nauseous, sleepy, hallucinate and disorientated, so I wouldn't recommend it. They contain neurotoxins which in high enough doses can be fatal.

    I would like to ask you all to pray for each other. We all need a little extra prayer said on our behalves.

Comments (19)

  • Great photo! Hope you and the cabin / forest are doing well.

  • I hate when I miss your postings for almost a stinkin week...but I love the mushroom and the moss suit it's wearing, looks like a cool halloween costume...I pray for us all, all the time.

  • Wow, neat looking mushroom.

  • well now I want to eat it

  • Amanita muscaria! a poisonous wonder.
    I expressed my friendship for you,John, in a special post of thanks to Fwren above .
    She helped me a lot in the new xanga .
    You have succeeded to post a video .Please, could you tell me how you did. I get only a link!
    Thanks in advance
    In friendship
    Michel

  • how very unusual!

  • RYC Girls With Legs. An eight legged girl would be a real pany engineer's nightmare!

    Cool mushroom. I don't pray, but it is pretty amazing that something as big as mushrooms can spring up so quickly, do their thing, and then die. Very efficient.

  • From the photo the mushroom looks bigger than your fist. Beautiful mushroom.

  • We eat morels whenever we find any, but we stay away from the rest, since we don't know enough about them. That is a big one. I just prayed for you and for the rest of my Xanga friends.
    Remember the old spiritual "It's me, it's me o Lord, standin' in the need of prayer"?

  • Sounds like the makings of a good time! Two for tea! ;)

  • Talk about a mushroom....And no thanks, I'll stay clear of it.....

    Prayers are going up right now, for all my friends on line!!

  • OHMYGOSH!!! :-) What a big beautiful Autumn mushroom!!!
    I love eat-able mushrooms...but have never picked or eaten any in the wild.
    Yes, what a kind thing to say...we SHOULD all pray for each other more.
    I just now prayed for you, your family, and all our friends on Xanga.
    HUGS!!! :-)

  • Wowza! That's a big one! :)

  • That is a great picture of a great mushroom. I love it's color and surroundings.

    I just prayed on behalf of you, your family and friends. I may not know the exact needs to be met, but I believe that He whom I pray to does.

  • Wow! Cool!

  • I would never eat a wild mushroom-might kill you.
    It is pretty

  • that is a HUGE mushroom. O.o

  • Prayer is always a good thing. Lifting you and your family up now to the Lord.

  • What a beautiful mushroom!

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