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Emika Oka's avatar

Wow. They are so beautiful!

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Cori Bren's avatar

Thank you Emika. I was enthralled by them. My husband has given up on our hikes being exercise because I stop so often for pics.🤭

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Rosemary Van Gelderen's avatar

I love, love mushrooms and all their quirky shapes and colours! We have dark blue ones here in Ontario but I've never seen one. Beautiful!

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Cori Bren's avatar

Thank you. So far that was my FAVORITE walk in the woods. I don’t even remember why they were all out, but I was fascinated. Enthralled really. 🫠✨🍄🍄‍🟫

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Rosemary Van Gelderen's avatar

Okay, I did not see the poem until after I posted the comment! Love the poem! It's so Shakespearean? Is that a word? I just had a great feed of morels here. It rained last night so I'm inspired to go out again. Funny story, since you mentioned drunkenness. My parents had thos property up north and my cousins camped there with them sometimes. Once when we were there, my cousin's husband had quite a bit to drink and was the last one at the campfire, passed out of course. They next morning he told us this story of how he woke up and went behind the tent to relieve himself and there was a stick glowing in the dark. We were all laughing at him being drunk and saying, yeah, right, Doug....until he went and found the stick. We took it in the outhouse to check...and sure enough, it glowed in the dark! I guess it was from the mycelium of of phosphorescent mushroom (whew! Glad spell-check came up for that one!) And when the roots go into the wood they leave the chemical behind that causes phosphorescence in the mushroom.

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Cori Bren's avatar

Oh that is incredible, but of course would require me to hike in the dark. That might be challenging for me because I wrote a short story (horror) about a dragon who tried to kill me in those woods, for Bros Krynn’s dragon month. lol scared myself silly my heart raced the whole time I wrote it. It’s called Beast in the Wood. Also we seem to be kindred spirits so watch for my next nature post which will be about the miracles of moss.😊✌️

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Tara Deacon's avatar

"Until capturing their splendiferous fungi fete"

This line is epic and it will be remembered for all time forever!!!!!!!! I looooooove it 🥰

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Jenn's avatar

Loved it, Cori! I had no idea mushrooms could be purple. What a fabulous way to document the beauty you found. Don’t quit writing poetry ❤️

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Jenn's avatar

I can see why! It’s really beautiful. I hope you find another one! They must be sort of rare.

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Cori Bren's avatar

Thank you Jenn. That purple one had stuck with me. I’ve been looking for one ever since. It’s like a treasure. 🤭have a great week.

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Charlotte Pendragon's avatar

I like the ones that take me down rabbit holes! 🐰🕳️🍄✨♣️♥️♦️♠️

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Wendy Elizabeth Williams's avatar

Cori, yes, that purple fungi is the bomb! It is truly amazing what an ARTIST God is! Colors, shapes, textures, quiet or loud, flowing into up, down and sideways, He creates stunning beauty. I remember once in my youth, hiking a bit on the Olympic Peninsula in Western Washington state. LOTS of rainfall there and huge amounts of mushrooms of all kinds. It was amazing! YOU are so creative in your weaving of quirky things, it is a gift you have! The photos really make all this work and you did a delightful job!! Thank you for making me smile, Wendy

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Cori Bren's avatar

Have a beautiful day of rest today. I’m so happy this made you smile. It has the same effect on me🫠🙏✨

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Neil Barker's avatar

This is wonderful, Cori! I love the images and poetry. I feels like you've documented a truly royal event with fungi as the characters. Thanks for sharing.

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Kim Smyth's avatar

Fabulous ode to fungi! Well done and beautiful photo accompaniment!

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Cori Bren's avatar

Thank you Kim! Have a lovely Friday eve.

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Kim Smyth's avatar

You too! TGIF, right? (for you) 🤗

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Rose Campbell's avatar

Lovely poetry, illustrated with wonderful photos! 👍

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Cori Bren's avatar

Thank you Rose. Spring/Summer are joyful seasons in the woods

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Joan Spilman's avatar

Okay, time for the truth. Which one did you eat? (Not the purple! I'd never seen a lavender mushroom until now)

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Cori Bren's avatar

Lol. None because some are poisonous although that experience drove me to buy this guide to educate myself about them.

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Joan Spilman's avatar

I am never that prepared, you little over-thinker, you.

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C.J. Heck's avatar

Beautiful --I hope Mother Nature appreciates how you can write and make everything she's made sound even better. That's not easy, but you make it sound like it is. Kudos to you, Bren! I love it.

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Cori Bren's avatar

Thank you so much. This makes my day and I woke up 5 hours ago so I can say ‘makes my day’🙏🫠✨

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C.J. Heck's avatar

You’re so welcome, Cori. I love how you write!

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Stone Bryson's avatar

I really enjoyed this, Cori! One thing's for certain - I'll never see 'fungi' the same way again... ;-)

Nicely done!

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Cori Bren's avatar

Thank you. I have one more (new) earth week post in me about the wetlands we visit in Ohio.😊🐝🦋

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Stone Bryson's avatar

I shall look forward to it... :-)

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