Friday, August 27, 2010

Freaky Friday - Fungus Focus

Hahaha, that sounds like one of those hokey segments on NPR, doesn't it? "Coming up next - Fungus Focus!"

Anyhow, check out what I've got growing in my backyard:




Ignore the feet - they're just there for scale. The mushroom things look kind of like pancakes - I wonder if they're good with maple syrup on top?

6 comments:

Rob said...

Must have been a lot of rain in upstate NY. Resist the urge to throw them on the grill. They're quite deadly you know Mr. Bond.

Anonymous said...

Those shoes are awesome!

I often wonder how many of our caveman ancestors were killed off by mushrooms. I mean, how many trial-and-errors resulted in errors?

~~Silk said...

They look sorta like they might be Russula Vesca, which is edible and quite good. Or, it could be Amanita Phalloides, a.k. a. Death Cap, which is definitely not good.

I eat the Shaggy Cap (Coprinus Comatus) from my front yard. They, at least,look nothing like anything poisonous.

[Heh. My word verification is "coffer". Too close to coffin!]

rockygrace said...

First poison ivy, then yellowjackets, now deadly mushrooms ... oh, great, Nature is trying to kill me.

And Kate, those shoes are the most comfy shoes ever. They're Airwalks, and you can buy them at Payless. This was not a paid endorsement. :)

LL Cool Joe said...

How can we ignore the feet!

Yeah I don't suggest you eat the fungus, unless you enjoy vomiting.

rockygrace said...

Guys, I went out to mow Saturday afternoon and those things were gone. Just ... *poof* ... vanished.