What's looking good in November 2015

[zigs]

Looks good to me

Stags Horn Fungus

 

[amelia88]

I've never seen something like that just growing out of a tree stump - or perhaps, I've just never noticed it before. You've got me intrigued now -- I feel like in open areas where I might come across a tree stump like this, I'll be paying a lot more attention to see what I can discover!

 

[zigs]

Wait till you see a phosphorescent one glowing in the dark

 

[amelia88]

Wait till you see a phosphorescent one glowing in the dark

Now that sounds equal parts interesting and freaky! Are they exclusive to certain areas/conditions?

 

[zigs]

Now that sounds equal parts interesting and freaky! Are they exclusive to certain areas/conditions?

Found a glowing tree stump in a swamp one night (not recommended, especially when coming back from the pub) and found the mycelium of another glows in the dark whilst nicking peat under the cover of darkness

 

[alexiskilgannon]

I've never witnessed something like this. There's something weirdly beautiful about the way fungus grows. The word itself puts a bad taste in my mouth, but I find little mushrooms and such to be so cute.

 

[Beth_B]

Oh that's very cool! I have all sorts of fungi growing around and on trees here; I wonder if any of it has survived our recent freezes? I'll go check when it gets light.
Haven't noticed any of it glowing in the dark though.

 

[Esther Knapicius]

View from my kitchen window. note the leaves.

 

[ShanniB]

@zigs what a lovely surprise for November. I have seen fungus growing like that before but have never paid much attention to it. Your picture really makes it look so cool but I must agree with alexiskilgannon, it does put a weird taste in my mouth not to mention it creeps me out.

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[DeborahJane]

Looks good to me

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Stags Horn Fungus

Well zigs, they say beauty is in the eye of the beholder....it is certainly fascinating.

 

[DeborahJane]

View from my kitchen window. note the leaves. View attachment 9758

What a stunning view Esther. Autumn is a beautiful season

 

[DeborahJane]

This Lime Green Acacia is NOT looking good in November. It was knocked off scew when the tree was felled so I hammered in the stake and straightened it. Not such a good idea. It's certainly not lime green now, perhaps it is trying to compete with the northern hemisphere autumnal colours I have bought another to replace it but size wise I will have a few years wait. Thats the new one in the front.

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[Beth_B]

@DeborahJane , sorry about your Acacia.
Even though we've had a few frosts and light freezes, I still have some petunias hanging in there. I don't want to clean up my little flower boxes as long as they're bravely soldiering on!

 

[Pat]

Looks good to me

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Stags Horn Fungus

Interesting! I would not want to see that on a foggy night.

 

[DeborahJane]

@DeborahJane , sorry about your Acacia.
Even though we've had a few frosts and light freezes, I still have some petunias hanging in there. I don't want to clean up my little flower boxes as long as they're bravely soldiering on!
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I have the tune of the.... "The lonely little petunia in the onion patch....the onion patch...the onion patch" right now. It's doing a wonderful job, isn't it?