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Friday, August 5, 2011

Mushroom Hunting and a New Banner

Thought it was time for a change so I created a new banner today. I've been looking forward to doing some mushroom hunting next month so I figured I'd put some pictures of mushrooms on my new banner.

My favorite mushrooms (the biggest and most beautiful) will be found in late September or early October. All the mushrooms above were photographed in late September.

The two mushrooms on the outer pictures were found on trees on my own property. I was more fascinated with the underside than the tops.

The bright orange and yellow one at the top is a "Chicken of the Woods" and was photographed at the Indiana Dunes State Park in 2004. Last year though I did find one of those, not as big or as bright as the one above, in my own yard as well.

So my new Fall tradition will be mushroom hunting. Anyone else have a tradition they do or a new one they'd like to start for the Fall?

14 comments:

  1. The Chicken in the Woods mushrooms are gorgeous! It makes a very pretty picture.

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  2. I have never been mushroom hunting--do you pick and eat them?

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  3. Stopping by from the Etsy Blog Team & am your newest follower :) I love the colors in "The Chicken in the Woods" (and the name is pretty great too). Your new banner is really eye catching. Have fun mushroom hunting!

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  4. Love it! Very earthy and pretty...and still has a cat...yay! :)

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  5. Awesome photos and they make a great banner!

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  6. The mushrooms are beautiful! I'm not sure it qualifies as a tradition, but my children and I enter loads of stuff in our state fair--art, home canning, sewing, crocheting and this year we're planning to enter some plants.

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  7. I really do not have a fall tradition. The mushrooms in your banner are beautiful. How do you know if they are poisonous or not? Do you eat them or just photograph the ones that you find?

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  8. Those mushroom pics are fantastic!! The 'Chicken of the Woods' is like a piece of artwork! LOL! Enjoy mushroom hunting!! :)

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  9. I just finished making something that looks like mushrooms growing off a tree, so I've had mushrooms in my mind myself!

    I would love to go mushroom-hunting myself, but since you must have a basic knowledge of what to pick up... It's no small feat; there are so many poisonous varieties out there!

    I love everything about mushrooms. They're mysterious! ;D

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  10. Wow! Those are great pic of the mushrooms. =)
    ~Kim

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  11. Mushrooms are a unique way to symbolize autumn - I like it!

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  12. Love the new banner! Those are some Treasury-worthy photos.

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  13. The banner is a great tribute to fall and the mushroom pictures are fantastic.

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  14. Gorgeous pictures. The mushrooms are so beautiful!! I never knew that they came is such lovely colors!.
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