Monday, May 20, 2013

OUR WORLD - The Secret Life of . . .


pine mushrooms that are happiest living on or 
around pine stumps.

Some are hermits but they are rare


some snuggle up like lovers and shun all others


others prefer suburban living

  
yet others crowd together in fear


there are those who find more elevated habitations
fearful of the rising waters of global warming


and caring mothers protecting their children


until the time comes to let go of this life and return 
back into the earth.


From a walk in a pine plantation. I was hoping for edible 
mushrooms but unfortunately the forest department, in it's wisdom?
had sprayed some dreadful poison last spring and killed not only
the habitat of all the little birds who spent their winters here and 
bred in spring, but also the dozens of varieties of mushrooms  that
used to grace the forest floor.

Next time I may post the forest itself.

29 comments:

  1. What a shame the poison was sprayed. These look like lovely mushrooms. I hope you will share the forest too.

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  2. i love the ones that look like pancakes.

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  3. Lovely pictures. It is such a shame that some people feel that they know best what should be growing in a given area.

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  4. You make these delights look magical .

    I like.

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  5. What a beautiful colour those mushrooms are as they are beginning to rot back into the earth.

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  6. Oh my gosh Arija this is a brilliant post! Wonderful pictures and your captions have me smiling so much.

    Except only I am very sorry about the spray. What's wrong with people anyway. (Not just your country, sorry to say.)

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  7. Great pictures, Arija – but more importantly, a delightfully constructed narrative.

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  8. oh, i enjoyed this post very much! mushrooms are fascinating subjects. my grandmother used to tell stories about fairies while we were picking mushrooms.:p

    a real shame a poison was sprayed here.

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  9. What a shame they had to spray them! Mushrooms are interesting to photograph anyway. i'll be looking forward to seeing the forest.

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  10. I love fungi! Too bad about the spray, another habitat destoyed :(

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  11. Those are very lovely shots, and i envy your moisture in the soil which is conducive to their growth. We are still at our dry season, waiting for rain to induce them to grow. I also love the humor in your post. But some look like cookies and others look like pancakes! Does it reveal that i am already very hungry!

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  12. Mushrooms are one of the most photogenic subjects. Lovely shots and lovely post Arija.

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  13. I love how you've differentiated how and where the mushrooms grow. The poison problem seems everywhere - in scrub areas I once liked to walk in the Riverland, (deterring foxes and rabbits) and in the hills my walking companion advised me not to eat the juicy blackberries I was delighted to find, in case they had been sprayed and poisoned.

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  14. Poison sprays are so dangerous. I am really very, very wary about them. Yes, they (might) kill the thing you want destroyed, but what else are they going to take out?
    And I would love to go for a walk through the forest with you...

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  15. Arija, lovely captures of the mushrooms. It is sad they have to spray poison. Wonderful post, have a happy day!

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  16. I can´t believe that they had to spray the mushrooms! I love picking mushrooms!

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  17. Great shots!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

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  18. They really look like snuggling ... sweet pics!

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  19. Lovely images but your text made them more special.
    V

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  20. Beautiful! I love that rich, warm brown!

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  21. Love those expressive mushrooms! Too bad about the spraying. Probably some hired biologist signed off on its selection and use in this manner, but it sounds like a "scorched earth" approach.

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  22. I love the story you told with each image... the forest is fascinating on every level!

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  23. I always love looking at wild mushrooms, they are always so interesting. Your photos are great Arija.

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  24. How unfortunate that those whom did the spraying did not use their right minds when causing such destruction. The Mushrooms are wonderful and this year, I went hunting for Morels and found NONE...ZERO...sigh. Oh well, I went to the market and purchased 2 kinds that we enjoy. Could you please e-mail me your e-mail, via my AOL account...thanking you in advance with hugs your way~

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  25. Great story to go with the mushrooms! Looking forward to seeing more!

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  26. I enjoyed the mushroom descriptions immensely, but very sorry to hear about the spraying.
    Such a shame, at times, to be part of the foolish human race. Thanks for being one of the good guys, Arija - makes me feel proud to be a human again to know there are those like you!

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  27. I love funghi! What a great selection.

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  28. These appear to be some sort of gymnopilus which are truly magical

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