A December fungus, odd objects in the woods, and sunlight on water

[spiralsheep]

In December I went for a walk on the Malvern Hills and spotted a midwinter fungus, probably a Clitocybe.



At one point I seemed to have strayed into Middle Earth and saw what appeared to be HUGE fantastical gates in the forest of Broceliande below.



Sunlight on rippling water.

Comments

[untonuggan]

yay! middle earth and fungi, what could be better?

[sid]

At least you didn't spot any orcs marching through the gate! :-D

Lovely photos!

[blackmare]

All beautiful, but that last one is especially intriguing -- in part because it took me forever to even work out what it was, other than a rich collection of textures.

[realpestilence]

That fungus is oddly beautiful. It looks like abstract art.

[shirebound]

Lovely images! Thank you for sharing.

[weaverbird]

Three lovely photos. The fungus is so beautifully set off by the leaves. The patterns and texture of the sunlit ripples shot are fascinating! And what *is* that fantastical gate? I can't figure it out.