Silence

My thoughts were with New Orleans this week, but now that I can let out a sigh of relief, I'm so jealous of the power outage.  More than anything I wonder how spectacular the night sky would be right now without the city lights, or just how loud it would sound without the constant hum of electricity.  

Anatomy of a Mushroom

On my walk this morning I came across this tiny umbrella of a mushroom.  I tried to bend it over so I could look at the underside, forgetting that fungi don't bend the way plants do.  The stem snapped, and I decided that since I had already doomed it, I might as well take it home to photograph.  I have always been fascinated with mushrooms, and getting to study the tiny details of this one was so fun.  

I love the structure of the gills underneath the cap.  It seems so perfect, so engineered.  

For size.

Scuppernongs

A late summer staple.