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I've always enjoyed romping around in the woods, looking at bugs and flowers etc., but it wasn't until the summer of '09 that I realized the incredible diversity of mushrooms out there. Once I started to LOOK for them (after a chanterelle bumper-crop, found by a friend, got me curious) I was astonished.

So now I am obsessed with mushrooms. Things could be worse.

I ended up having too much to say about some of the things I found for Flickr, so I started a blog:
mycologista.blogspot.com/

While I started this account (and the BLOG!) because of mushroom-fanaticism, anything else good I find in the natural world will end up here. But I'm always looking for mushrooms.

I don't mess with the color at all in my images; sometimes I edit the exposure a little in Picasa or Picnik. Aside from that, what you see is what I got, with a point-and-shoot camera.

PLEASE DON'T EAT MUSHROOMS unless you are 100% sure of what they are. Using my dumb Flickr account as ID confirmation is dumb. For mushrooms, there's a lot more to a positive ID than just a picture. And I'm no expert, believe me.

Corrections and suggestions regarding ID's are welcome and encouraged. And please comment! I love comments.

My default setting is "All rights reserved" (every Flickr image shows its permissions beneath the image), but that doesn't mean you can't use them--if you get my permission. I am happy to discuss using my images on a per-case basis. Just ask! And you really should ask, because my cousin is an intellectual property rights attorney. No joke.

I hope you enjoy looking at what I find. COMMENTS ARE WELCOME! Please comment!

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