A peaceful lazy day with no agenda and, amazingly, some free-time allowed one of my favorite photographic indulgences: walking my yard hunting for mushrooms. I find the varieties of mushrooms simply amazing and love to lay stomach-to-the-ground taking their photo.

They really are pink – found growing under some cedars.

I like the lace around the cap.

I believe it’s some sort of bolete.

On the mushroom walk I was told the grounds crew fought over who took home the shaggy parasols – we have hundreds growing around the yard.

I should have photographed this one a couple of days ago when it was a better specimen but I still like shape and form.