The old saying, “it’s so nice to go traveling but it’s so much nicer to come home” sprung to mind this morning, as I was wandering the yard after 12 days away. It was great to escape the daily routine, visiting new places and doing different things without thinking too much about the usual domestic chores to keep the house running.
When we returned the grass had grown significantly so my first task was to get out the mower, but before I did so I thought I’d walk around and I was glad I did. The warm, wet weather recently in Pennsylvania, along with the lack of two mowing cycles, had allowed some great mushrooms to flourish. I love mushrooms, although I don’t know much about them, so I took a few shots and then decided to leave a large area of the yard uncut for a few more days at least so they could finish doing their fungi activities.
Oh, and if anyone can identify any of these beauties I would be grateful.
~Richard
searching4theshot 
Like you, I’m interested in mushrooms but don’t know much about them. I think your first two pics are boletes (they have pores for spore distribution, rather than gills like the white mushrooms you buy in the grocery store). Perhaps there’s a local natural history group (or better yet, a group of mushroom hunters) in your area that could identify these.
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Thank you, Sally. You’re right about the boletes. I know some are edible but I’d never try without proper identification.
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I’m with you onthat. I’d rather take photos than saute the unknown. 🙂
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Pretty little mushroom pics 😊
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Thank you!
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