When the promise of summer warmth gives way to cool damp days, on the first week of July no less, a not-so-young man’s thoughts turn to … mushrooms. They are strange, and more than a little fascinating, creatures. Or entities, or things, or beings, or whatever it is we should call them. So until the sun returns, I’m going to search my archives from past camping trips for interesting mushroom photos. Welcome to my world.

And just to prove that not all mushrooms look like pasta, here is a little colorful contrast.