Fall: return of the fungi

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however don’t be alarmed 😉

Now that days are getting colder and shorter and the  soil is covered under a multi-textured carpet of soft rustling leaves little wonders carefully show their heads…whether leaning against a tree, feeding on dead wood or in full spotlight…I always stop to admire these wonderful fungi in all shapes and colours.

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Studies showed that what controls forest diversity is not the trees but the fungi that interact with them, some are visible to us, some on a microscopic scale below ground and hidden from sight.

Join me on this walk through the park, eyes on the ground…

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We have so mushroom for a fungi like you…

 

Watch your step on your next walk in nature…little recyclers at work…

Till next time!

Ingrid

xxx

 

 

 

The Golden Age…

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Short intermezzo on the travel flashbacks and planning future trips as nature’s golden age reigns in full glory these days…though every reign has it’s enemies and Winter is coming…time to step outside and go treasure hunting: Autumn has decorated ground with fragile bits of loosened gold!

Fall Autumn tree

This giant stands in the back of our garden, well actually, our neighbour’s garden, but it spreads out and covers four gardens easily…and I never have a lack of pinecones!

‘Dreams come in a size too big, so we can grow into them’

wishing on a star, golden

Wishing on a star? A golden one…surely those dreams must come true now!

nature's treasures, colours and textures

Hydrangea glow

dive into colours

camouflage

horseshoe garden

Just in case the ‘wishing on a star thing’ doesn’t work out…still have this one!

true colours

…guess I’ve found my pot of gold!

‘I am rich today with Autumn’s gold’

Hope you enjoyed our little golden tour, fyi most photos are shot in our garden.

Step outside and immerse yourself in golden and rusty hues!

Have fun!

Ingrid

xxx

Fall of the leaves…Autumn’s here!

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Fall…of all seasons surely the one with the most vibrant colours, the purest emotions, the strongest contrasts…we said goodbye to those long warm Summer evenings carrying  the sounds of crickets and playing childern. We start cocooning again and it’s the sound of wood cracking in the fire place that brings comfort…that and the aroma of a beef or lamb stew!

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the hydrangea blues turning to purple

‘Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autum tree’ (Emily Brontë)

Though I am a big fan of the changing seasons, it’s a double feeling as for me it usually announces a period of more back pain. The combination cold and wet weather just doesn’t match my bones and joints and consequently my mood. So far we have been extremely lucky as we are blessed with a dry and sunny fall, keeping that blues and those aching joints under control and leaving more time to enjoy and observe the changes in surrounding nature!

Our tree of gold in the garden

Of course you can schedule a walk in the woods or countryside somewhere remote and sometimes it’s truly worth it covering the distance by car to get there but very often, well, just stepping outside is sufficient. These photos are all taken in our own garden and local communal park so whenever that ‘fall of the leaves’ blues get you in its grasp, just start walking, let your eyes wander and let them lead you through the wonders of this season…enjoy!

Solhof park Aartselaar

 

Ingrid

xxx