My contribution to #FungiFriday by @ewkaw
So I spotted this little mushroom on my garden
I believe it’s the one that is associated with Christmas and reindeer. Ive take a few photos of the same mushroom several days apart.
Here it is a few days later
And a few more days
Last photos of it standing a week or two after the first photos
Then the deer that are always on my lawn found it
Hope you enjoyed the photos. I need to change the order slightly but I need my laptop to do it.
It looks toxic. I hope the deer are okay.
Oh yes I'm sure they'll be fine.
If you believe the stories the deer eat it, then the North American Indians drank the pee, hallucinate and that's where the myth of flying reindeer comes from.
I mean I'm not-so sure myself, but early US Christmas tree decorations always featured this mushroom