Saw these prickly fellows gathered together for a party up in Garryduff Woods.
Well ‘seasons of mists and mellow fruitfulness’* are upon us as the leaves start to tumble and the greens fade to browns, so I guess it is what we can expect. Mind you, never seen these prickly specimens before and cannot see their like in my guide book, so you might help me out and let me know what they are……
Have a great weekend, excuse the quality of the image, but it was taken on the iPhone……
Now for that backstage tour……
* taken from John Keats’ Ode to Autumn, a poem I recall studying back in the days of school.
Meticulous Mick 
Some of the coolest fungi I’ve ever seen. I love Anne Farmer’s description! I’m quite certain they’re alien houses, myself. Great shot, phone camera or not!
xo
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cheers Kathryn, the thing that bugs me is the nearest one is a little blurred……..But hey thanks for the appreciation 😎 I agree with Anne’s description, perfect…
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I think this looks great, although I can’t tell you what these are. The iPhone can take some wonderful photos and as they say the best camera is the one you have with you at the time.
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Except for the “spikes”, these remind me of puffballs. They are beautiful and definitely draw your attention.
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What a great photo! It could be a puffball because they have those prickly things when they’re first starting out.
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Wel that is 2 out of 2 for the puffball and thanks for educating me Woman’s eye view. Never too late to learn 😃
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I haven’t seen those before. Nice contrast with the forest floor. I think the iPhone has fine a fine job MM 🙂
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Love them!
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Thank you Sarah, enjoy your weekend
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You too John 🙂
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Amazing – they look like sea urchins on stcks!
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You are so spot on there Anne 😃
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Look like a type of puff ball, but never seen spiky ones before.
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I thought puffball too, but could not see a similar image in my guide…cheers Cath
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Amazing texture on those John – can’t help with identifying though.
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Thanks Aidy, enjoy the weekend, John
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Beautiful!
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Thank you so much Vanerpaddel, MM 😃
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