Fabulous Fungi!

Funny how we forget but yet we remember.  I forgot about how much, as a child, I used to love walking through trails in the fall looking for mushrooms. I loved the smells!   Now, with Ajax, my daily trail walks are a chance to keep watch for anything unusual to photograph. Like this shelf fungi!

One of the best things about Autumn is the little creatures that pop up all over the forest floor. 

Underneath logs or on trees, on decomposing leaves or on moss - there is an amazing array of Fungi doing their jobs of  cleaning the forest as they take care of layers of fallen deadwood and provide nutrients back to the living trees and other plants

If you think these are beauties, be careful where you step when you are going for a trail walk.  Tread lightly, and keep your eyes open - these fungi are everywhere.