The fruiting bodies of most fungi seem so solid but their part in the life cycle is often fleeting, with weather releasing their spores or animals eating and spreading them further.
I was caught out in a vicious hailstorm last month, with stone the size of frozen peas. OUCH. Thrilling though, especially the drumming sound of its leading edge approaching.
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Date: 2014-01-04 01:16 pm (UTC)The fruiting bodies of most fungi seem so solid but their part in the life cycle is often fleeting, with weather releasing their spores or animals eating and spreading them further.
I was caught out in a vicious hailstorm last month, with stone the size of frozen peas. OUCH. Thrilling though, especially the drumming sound of its leading edge approaching.