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| Fly agaric |
The season for fungi is here for all to see. I never pick (let alone eat) any. Not having the expertise to identify more than one or two I would have no confidence that I wasn't poisoning myself and those near and dear enough to share a meal with. When it comes to threats to life I like to keep it simple. I do however admire from afar and try to expand my knowledge. So I am enjoying walks and the fungi are putting on a show just as the flowers are being snuffed out by the cold. Here's a woodland flower (as you can tell from the flash being required) that I just had to learn about.
It turns out to be Yellow Pimpernel (Lysmachia nemorum). I can see the similarity to Scarlet Pimpernel, except that likes open spaces and is famous for only opening when it is sunny whereas Yellow lives in the shady woods!
Back at the school it turns out that the council has cut down the wildflower meadow. Not a problem at this time of year but we will need to reinstate the metal stakes and rope demarking the area. (Someone pinched the bright blue rope that was used for this purpose).
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| Wildflower Meadow at it's longest |
