Saturday, 10 November 2012

Yesterday Morning's Walkies!



What's been going on here, I have no idea. An old tree stump covered in chestnuts. Someone has gone to all the trouble of gathering several kilos of nuts, then just abandoned them. Bizarre.



I found this mushroom about a day too late. I have no idea what it is, but it's very spectacular. It looks as if it could be a member of the stinkhorn family; but without the stink. Unless it's a cooked octopus (quintopus) that fell from the sky!



And Monty is as helpful as ever. He always brings back wood for the fire. Good Boy!
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14 comments:

Susan Heather said...

Perhaps someone collected those lovely chestnuts and left them to go and get a bag or bucket.

Judith said...

That's a handy bit of kindling Monty has brought home, once you snap it into bits. What an obliging chap.

No idea about the chestnuts!

Cro Magnon said...

I've now found the red Fungus. It's 'Clathrus archeri', also known as 'Devil's fingers', or 'Octopus stinkhorn'. Amazingly it's actually edible, but tastes foul!

elaine said...

a journey of discovery every morning the weird and the wonderful.

Kath said...

Love the alien emerging from the ground...

Tom Stephenson said...

Amazing fungus. Does Monty try to go through narrow doors carrying things like that? Thought so.

Anonymous said...

Very jealous that you have accessible woods for your daily meander...

Cro Magnon said...

Woods as far as the eye can see, too!

Anonymous said...

That is one oddball mushroom. Edible or not, I don't think I would be tempted.

Gail, northern California said...

Where was Bok when Monty was hard at work gathering kindling? Or, does Bok think his job is to scout ahead of you and keep you safe?

Cro Magnon said...

Bok keeps well out of the way when Monty has half a tree in his mouth.

Kim said...

That's the maddest fungi I've ever seen!

Knatolee said...

That mushroom looks like a starfish! And MOnty is a very good boy. Beautiful doggy.

Kat said...

Maybe a chipmunk lives in the stump and just ran out of room in the den........
Good boy, Monty!!

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