This time of year we get rain and warm, but not hot days. That breeds mycelium (mushrooms). Of course being an avid gardener, I pulled up all the fruiting bodies. But across the street from our house is a big patch of grass that isn’t so faithfully tended. And I’m glad. Because when the conditions are just right, the fairy rings appear. If you’ve never seen a fairy ring, it’s a circle of grass that’s perfectly outlined in mushrooms. It’s really amazing, otherworldly actually. It makes me want to put on fairy wings and dance.
Of course, I wouldn’t be a sweet little elfin fairy with a crinoline tutu. I picture myself more as Holly Short from the Artemis Fowl books. Holly may have wings, but she packs Neutrino 2000, can fly any ship with turbo thrusters, and take down a charging bull goblin without breaking a sweat. Yep, that’s my kind of elfin fairy.
Here’s picture of a fairy ring. It’s not the one across the street, which is actually better, but I don’t have a photo of it.
I have never seen one so it is great to at least see a photo of one. Thanks.
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So cool!!! Are you going to write about it????
ReplyDeleteWow--I've never seen a fairy ring before! So cool!
ReplyDeleteHope you know your mushroom species or you could be in for quite a treat.
ReplyDeleteOh, the ones across the street are pretty awesome. There are usually fairy rings there several times a year. Although, I hadn't even noticed that there were mushrooms there lately. Hmm...I guess it must be the observant author in you--you notice things immediately.
ReplyDeleteNeato! Ariel should stand in the middle of one and play the violin in her Shakespeare dress....that would be interesting.
ReplyDeleteSamantha--I wish I could, but right now I'm working on a hist fic/lit fic.
ReplyDeleteGrace--Oh, I'm going to have to get a photo of that!
Nick--apparently 60 different species of mushrooms can make fairy rings.
Fairy rings within fairy rings is where it's at.
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