Day 71
After an early breakfast, we got ourselves out of the house into a spectacular early autumn morning. There was hardly a cloud in the sky but there was a bit of a nip in the air to remind us that we were no longer in the middle of the summer.
The early part of the walk was uneventful as it is usually is at this time of year. Everything is dying back and there is not a lot new to see. There was a poor solitary foxglove flower hanging on for dear life
However, once we get across the road and into the second half of the look, the mushroom wonderland experience continues. We didn’t spot any new varieties today but there were a few more fine examples making their appearance. This stop is quite amazing – like some sort of fairy dell and the weird effect of my poor photography only adds to the magical appearance.
The rather deadly-looking red toadstools have sorted out themselves in a few new stands. I didn’t see this one last year.
This tree-fungus has sort of had enough of things by now.
Once we got out of forest, my sharp-eyed daughter spotted this grasshopper and I managed to get a really good shot of it.
Nearby the holly-tree is coming along quite well in time to have the berries ready about three weeks too early so that birds will have them all eaten.