Greetings! Today was all about exploring Alum Hollow on Green Mountain right here in our beloved Huntsville, Alabama. Although the waterfall eluded us, this day, we enjoyed wandering through the cool woods, soaking up the tranquility. I couldn’t resist capturing the mesmerizing beauty of the many mushrooms that we saw as we meandered. We also bumped into a couple of other hikers, one of which was a photographer who was also enamored with the mushrooms. We had an enjoyable chat and swapped cards. Maybe one of these days I will make a painting of some of these mushrooms.
Trail pics:
Shrooms! Glorious Shrooms! And now for the mushroom glamour shots.
Below is my favorite of all the mushroom shots. I didn’t even notice the poison ivy, today, until I was uploading the photos to the computer. LOL! Oh, well. I didn’t touch any that I know of. I will find out soon, if I did…
The sudden appearance of mushrooms after a summer rain is one of the more impressive spectacles of the plant world. — John Tyler Bonner
Virginia C. McCoy Fine Art 