Sulphur Tuft mushrooms

When you see a scene like this you tend to want to sit down and just watch quietly to see when the pixies and fairies arrive. These are Sulphur Tuft mushrooms. They normally grow on dead hardwood trees and can be up to 70 millimetres in diameter. The stems are 50 - 200 x 2 … Continue reading Sulphur Tuft mushrooms →

Bark Spider

During our stay at Sleepy Hollow we went on a couple of the trails they have around the valley. The one morning we ventured up to the lookout point and took the new Rooikat Trail down into the valley. As it was only marked the day before, we were the first visitors to take it … Continue reading Bark Spider →

Orange-Brown Lacquered Bracket

I went to play a round of golf search for the little white ball in the bush with my brother last week. Next to the second green is a sawed off pine tree stump and it was covered in bracket fungus. I checked my The Wildlife of Southern Africa book and think it a Orange-Brown … Continue reading Orange-Brown Lacquered Bracket →

Pixi Picnic Table and chair

I found these mushrooms growing under the "fort" in our backyard. So the normal happened. Fetch the camera, get down on my tummy and click away. My mom was visiting us for the weekend and when I got up she was standing behind me looking at me funny. Oh well, I'm getting used to it. … Continue reading Pixi Picnic Table and chair →