The weather and temperatures in September must have been just right for growing mushrooms, because we had a nice variety of them in our yard.
This one looks like it grew into a tight bit of grass because of the area where growth was hindered.
When I first noticed this one it was fairly large…
…the next day it was larger…
…and the next day it was even larger. Maybe 6-8″ in diameter.
One day last week I noticed the bright orange of a “Chicken of the Woods” mushroom and meant to get a picture, but waited until the next day. When I went outside, it was GONE.
I asked Cerwin if he had seen it. He said, “Oh, I threw it back in the woods.” The large mushrooms make a mess when he hits them with the mower. Consequently this is a photo of a previous mushroom and not the one I saw in September. 🙂 Cerwin felt bad when he knew I was planning to get a picture.
That’s a wonderful array of mushrooms — the first one looks like a golf ball!
I thought the variety was interesting.
Doris, Those pictures of the mushrooms were certainly varied and very unusual. None of those pictured were edible, were they?? Doris, over the past few years I have enjoyed the multiple variety of pictures you have shared with your large Audience.
I understand that the orange one “Chicken of the Woods” is edible, but we have never tried one. One or two grow in our yard every year. They grow next to maple trees. Thanks for your kind comments.