Tree mushrooms – Photo: L. Weikel

Munchkin Mushrooms      

Just this past Thursday I was sitting on our porch steps working on my laptop. The afternoon sun had reached that magic place where it was blazing directly into my eyes as I sat in my usual spot, so I’d shifted my position.

Still being acutely aware of the return of birds to our feeders, my eyes swept upward when I caught sight of movement along the bark of the tree. I sensed a nuthatch, perhaps?

Whatever it was that caused me to look up in that moment eluded me. However, I was astonished to see the little munchkin mushrooms, above, peaking out at me from the crook of one of our old maples at least 8 feet in the air.

I was entranced. Those mushrooms are adorable – and such beauties!

Four Days Later

What a difference some rainy days make.

Here is a photo of those very same mushrooms only four days later.

Makes me wonder what type of an intricate (or would intimate be a better word?) connection with the tree these little guys have.

I wonder if any birds or squirrels will eat them? Or how large they’ll in fact grow? Guess time will tell.

Munchkin Mushrooms Growing Up – Photo: L. Weikel

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