Friday, August 19, 2011

i am here . . . very briefly

their beautiful unlikeliness

a family of fungi grew overnight outside my tent
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18 comments:

  1. Linda SueAugust 19, 2011 at 12:30 AM

    WOW how did you get those little LED lights in the shrooms????

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  2. Rachel FentonAugust 19, 2011 at 1:34 AM

    They look just like daisies. Beautiful - what's their habitat?

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  3. agujaAugust 19, 2011 at 6:07 AM

    They are so beautiful. Also they are us as our span is brief, relatively.

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  4. stevenAugust 19, 2011 at 8:33 AM

    linda sue i didn't do it. little fairy friends did! steven

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  5. stevenAugust 19, 2011 at 8:34 AM

    hi rachel - these little shrooms were growing in upper new york state about eight days ago. steven

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  6. stevenAugust 19, 2011 at 8:35 AM

    aguja - they are pretty aren't they! steven

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  7. R. Burnett BakerAugust 19, 2011 at 9:53 AM

    Beautiful lights! What lens are you using for these closeups?

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  8. The Weaver of GrassAugust 19, 2011 at 9:55 AM

    And just as quickly rotted awat Steven - you really have to catch them just right - and you did.

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  9. ellen abbottAugust 19, 2011 at 10:40 AM

    Another blog I read posted pictures of mushrooms today too. They are so cool.

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  10. hopeAugust 19, 2011 at 6:06 PM

    Looks like a heavenly host of little suns. :)

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  11. stevenAugust 19, 2011 at 6:09 PM

    hi rick - it's a strange thing but i don't know much about photography! i can tell you that i took this picture with an olympus e420 dslr if that helps!!! steven

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  12. stevenAugust 19, 2011 at 6:10 PM

    weaver and that's the thing with beauty - so transient. steven

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  13. stevenAugust 19, 2011 at 6:12 PM

    ellen - i am amazed at their ability to appear and spread and reconstitute decaying matter into something the planet can use again. steven

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  14. stevenAugust 19, 2011 at 6:13 PM

    hope when i saw them i thought of little suns - like the ones in medieval illustrations with rays of blue and gold. steven

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  15. Everyday GoddessAugust 20, 2011 at 1:58 PM

    Fascinating! I have never seen anything like them, thanks for featuring what beauty lies outside the tent!

    I gave you one of my weekly Goddess Awards that you can pick up at my place if you like.

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  16. CiCiAugust 20, 2011 at 6:04 PM

    Visiting from The Goddess. Your photo is gorgeous. I have recently started using our camera, and I hope that some day I will be as good as you.

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  17. UnknownAugust 20, 2011 at 9:35 PM

    Those are really unusual mushrooms! Great shot. Came to visit from the Everyday Goddess. Hope you find time to pay a return visit.

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  18. That gentleman's ladyAugust 21, 2011 at 8:08 AM

    pretty!

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