Sunday, January 1, 2012

Happy New Year!


Yesterday was a lovely, warm, sunny day. 
The kids, the dog, and I had a wonderful time playing in the woods. 






 The kids and the dog played in the creek.

 
Anything that gets Copper in the water is a fun game for him.


He even likes to retrieve rocks. Silly dog.


I found mushrooms to photograph. 
 


 I strongly suspect these are Deadly Galerina 
(Galerina marginata, previously known as "Galerina autumnalis").


 According to the Wiki article, Galerina means helmet-like.


I think they are pretty little things, even if they are quite poisonous.


Nothing makes me smile in the winter quite like the 
greens of mosses and lichens.






I even found some oyster mushrooms which didn't photograph well, but tasted pretty darn good.

Yesterday was a lovely finish to a good year.
Today, on the other hand is cold, windy, and gray. 
It's not my favorite kind of day.

But we are a day closer to spring!

-Shakerag Susan

3 comments:

  1. beautiful post.. so love the sunflare in the first shot.
    Happy New Year

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  2. Thanks! That's my favorite, too!
    Happy new year to you, as well!

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  3. What a great day! Love the ones of your dog in the water. Looks like he's having a great time!

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