Gills Again I Land

The caps have bloomed to provide shelter from the elements, namely dog pee, for a colony of ants, flies, and miscellaneous insects.

Bug has been patient with my fungi fascination, and even took some fantastic pictures (a and b).

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Akemi has been a trooper, too. She waits off to the side patiently and has yet to tear into these creepy caps as I have taken upwards of 75 pictures.

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Three posts on these same grouping of mushrooms? This probably seems somewhat obsessive. My experience each time I've seen mushrooms has been those bulbous mushrooms that pop up fully assembled.

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When I first saw these guys, they sat like egg sacs that grew into hobbit-like abodes, then stretched out into something peculiarly graceful.

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I will be sad to see them wither away into shriveled carcasses.

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Of course, how could I possibly not mention of one of my favorite bands from the 1980s, Tones on Tail, with their song, "Slender Fungus." Their album, Pop, is one of my favorites, but I must admit that the song isn't on my list of desert island classics. However, I will not deny that the song is unique and memorable.

- Cassaendra