Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Kyra - Sniffing around for WiLd MuShRoOmS!

For the past 2 weekends,  I went hiking, while Kyra went k9'yaking at favorite watering hole at Black Hills Regional Park, Maryland (psst: especially since she needed a bath). ;)

Kyra and I go mushroom hunting at Black Hills. And she's super eager to fetch some stalks! :)

There were a few slippery spots along the trails that sloped right into Little Seneca Lake.  And with the heavy rains from tropical storms Irene and Lee that flooded into our region, as well as high humidity and dampness during the course of each day, we decided to go sniffing around for colorful mushrooms.  

Kyra's no expert, but we found a few that mushroomed into interesting colors, textures, shapes and sizes.

Here are a few fresh pics that were taken 

"litter"ally at ground level:

Some yellow-orange ones:
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Some strange purple'ish ones:


Some wildly flared ones:

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Some pancaked ones:

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Some tall, some short ones:

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There were a lot more ...

(click image for slideshow) 
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We have no clue what most of these are,...
some could be edible, ....
some could be poisonous. 

For Kyra and I, it was a nice day for a Sunday hike 
We could've hunted all day for more wild mushrooms. :)
Only she and her nose had enough, ...

 
 
and soon went k9'yaking again. :)


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