Midday most days we go for a walk down the lane next to the cricket field.
At one place there is a gap in the hedge I use to watch and photograph the nearby fields. Three days ago there seemed to be nothing but grass, nettles and brambles growing nearby but the next day from the ground had sprouted fungi. I am always taken unaware by the speed they seem to grow. It was a cluster of Shaggy Inkcap (Coprinus comatus):
Easily recognised by the shaggy white cap that slowly rots to a black inky mess:
An excellent find.
ReplyDeleteLots of them springing up round the village now Adrian.
Deletedefinitely prettier in this phase. :)
ReplyDeleteVery true TWG
DeleteThese last longer than the other Coprinus species I am familiar with, but still come and go in the blink of an eye. Nice to see.
ReplyDeleteThey have a certain charm for a short while Wilma.
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