An Fharraıge

A white lop-eared bunny gently nudges a beige stuffed bunny toy on a soft carpet.

A blue and white tabby long hair Maine Coon cat relaxes in a beige cat bed. The cat has striking green eyes and an alert expression.

Boudica crossed the rainbow bridge 🌈 today at 19 years old. She saw me through my education and kept me company for years after. She was the most gentle little soul and the best cat I could have asked for. May you find peace, little one. I will miss you. Your meows live on my heart.
#CatsofBluesky

A seagull heads into the sun on the horizon. Below the bird is the shore of the ocean, full of gently swelling waves. The beach is made of black sand. Above the bird is the sky; it is filled with grey-blue clouds. The yellow light from the sun reflects on the waters.

Trasna na dtonnta, dul siar, dul siar,
Slán leis an uaigneas ‘is slán leis an gcian
Geal é mo chroí, agus geal í an ghrian
#bird #ocean #nature #photography #Gaeilge

The picture shows a print within a gold frame. The print depicts a sunrise behind a mushroom. The background is white at the bottom and fades to dark blue at the top. The rays from the sunrise are green at the bottom of the picture, dark green at the edges of the top of the picture, and magenta at the inner part of the top of the picture. The mushroom is depicted as netting and polygons so that the sunrise can be seen through the mushroom, which is dark purple on the bottom and light pink at the top. The mushroom is framed by flowers, also made of nets and polygons. The flowers are dark purple around the base of the picture and fade to white at the top of the picture, contrasting with the dark blue background. All the colors are very vivid and saturated.

This was the only painting in my bedroom while I was growing up. I loved its bright colors as a toddler. I still do as an adult. If anyone knows anything about the artist, I would be grateful for the information.
#art #fungiart #traditionalart #prints #mushroom #FungiFriday #trippy

Trees frame the left, bottom, and right sides of the photograph. The far view looks out over a lake, the Wachusett Reservoir. Beyond the water is an endless stretch of green trees. In the far distance is Mount Wachusett and its foothills. The mountains look slightly blueish because they are covered in pine trees. The sky is uniformly overcast and white.

The view over the Wachusett Reservoir this past summer was stunning. The Great Blue Hills were earning their name
#nature #photography #NewEngland #mountain #Massachusetts

Some fungi in reds, yellows, and oranges, including iconic species like fly agaric, orange caterpillar club, orange-peel fungus, and chanterelle, as well as some more unusual ones such as red cage fungus, flame shield, and yellow earth fan.

UK fungi species in eye-popping shades from blue to violet, including some relative rarities such as violet coral, wrinkled peach, and ballerina waxcap, as well as more common species such as plums-and-custard, blue roundhead, hare's ears, amethyst deceiver, and wooly milkcap.

Even when they're in shades of brown, fungi are beautiful, so here are some including jelly baby, hen-of-the-woods, old-man-of-the-woods, magpie inkcap, and trooping crumble-cap.

And yet more fungi, in shades from light brown to white, including some dapperlings and parasols, earthstars, saddles, stalkballs, clubs, and cauliflower fungus!

It's @britmycolsoc.org.uk UK #Fungus Day today! I don't live here any more, but get to visit, so here are a few species I've found over the last 15 years or so! (adding IDs for all of them would finish me off, but happy to answer if anyone is interested!) #fungi #mushroom #mycology #FungiFriends

A white dahlia flower with dew on its petals is in the center of the image. The center of the flower is orange. The flower's petals are a creamy white. The majority of the background is green leaves. Also in the background, additional dahlia flowers and other unidentifiable garden flowers are in bloom.

Autumn has retreated, at least for this one Sunday.
#flower #photography #bloomscrolling #nature #dahlia

The image shows a pile of wood chips with mushrooms growing on it. The wood chips are piled on top of each other, creating a mound. They are dark brown and gray, with some pieces being long and thin, while others are flat and wider. Some of the wood chips have visible cracks and splits. There are mushrooms scattered among the wood chips. The mushrooms are colorful and varied, with some being bright orange with lighter stems, while others have a darker brown cap. The mushrooms grow in clusters, with some close together and others spaced further apart. The image of these orange mushrooms was taken of the forest floor.

There's something magical about stumbling upon a cluster of orange mushrooms in the woods. They're like a tiny burst of sunshine amidst the detritus of the forest floor.
#FungiFriday #fungi #mushrooms #FungiFriends

A maple tree in the forest is a vivid red color due to the arrival of autumn. The surrounding trees, barely seen on the edges of the photograph, are also turning from green to yellows and reds. Leaves of various hues fill the entire photograph.

I can't deny it anymore. Autumn has arrived in a brilliant red display.
#nature #photography #trees #autumn #fall

A raven is perched on a bare, weathered, white log which is supported above the ground in the fork of an equally dead and weathered white tree. The sky is cloudy, enhancing the contrast of the black raven against the white background. Towards the bottom of the picture, a berm of dull grass grows.

A #raven perched on the weathered branch looks like a piece of living sculpture carved in obsidian.
#bird #birds #nature #photography

I recently visited the Wall of Moss at Moran State Park on Orcas Island, which includes a type of moss that has been around since the last Ice Age 12,000 years ago. Amazing.

A blue and white tabby Maine Coon cat with green eyes is looking at the viewer. The cat lies on a blanket of patterned squares. In the background is a household hallway.

Welcome to #caturday, won't you please take a seat? A feline will be with you shortly.
#cat #cats #CatsofBluesky #MaineCoon

A selection of succulents at the botanical gardens.
#plant #plants #NewEnglandBG

A favorite from my archive a day: Mycenaceae
#fungifriends #fungi #mycology #naturephotography

A mushroom with an orange cap and white stem is in the center of the photograph. The white stem is slightly shaggy halfway down. The mushroom is an Orange grisette, Latin name: Amanita crocea. The mushroom is surrounded by green grass and other detritus.

Orange you glad I'm here?
[Orange grisette (Amanita crocea)]
#FungiFriends #FungiFriday #mushroom #nature

A large red onion sits on the flat sands of a beach. The ocean is in the far background. Here and there, small seashells are half-buried in the sand.

I have so many questions.
#onion #photography #nature #beach

The point of view is the base of a hose chestnut tree, with a trunk rising straight up into the middle of the photograph. Branches begin halfway up the tree's trunk. The tree's green leaved canopy fills the rest of the photograph. Here and there, the bright sky can be seen through the leaves.

Looking up a horse chestnut #tree and no longer wondering how a tree could support a world. /|\
#nature #photography

Remembering that unforgettable scarlet elfcup from last spring! #Mushrooms #FungiFriends

Brown jelly ear, also called wood ear, fungus mushrooms sit on a fallen log. The rotting wood of the log is covered in green lichen.

Would you hear the wood ear? I'm jelly.
#mushroom #fungus #FungiFriends #MushroomMonday

"Yes, you may feed me now," sayeth the cat.
#cat #cats #caturday #CatsofBluesky

A blue and white tabby long haired Maine Coon cat with captivating green eyes relaxes in a beige cat bed.

My green-eyed Maine Coon cat has perfected the art of relaxation in her bed. Meanwhile, I'm over here trying to figure out how to fold a fitted sheet.
#cat #cats #CatsofBlueSky #CatLife #caturday

The white paws of a blue and white Maine Coon fill the frame. The paws are neatly side by side as the cat sits down.

Check out this adorable kitty with little white mittens for paws! Just being there, completely polite and cute every time she sits. Who can resist such charm?
#cat #CatsofBluesky #MaineCoon #CatLife

Patting an earthball (Scleroderma) mushroom. Bap bap bap.
#fungi #FungiFriends #FungiFriday #ASMR

Get that camera out of my face, human!
#cat #caturday #CatsofBluesky

A blue and white tabby Maine Coon cat with long hair looks to the left. Only the left side of the cat's face is visible, showing the viewer the cat's side profile. The female cat has vivid green eyes. The white inside of her left ear is also turned toward the viewer. She is curled up in a cat bed.

She has a dignified side profile.
#cat #caturday #CatsofBluesky

Four Canada geese spread their wings as they take flight off of a meadow with yellow wild flowers. The geese are taking flight over the Wachusett Reservoir in Massachusetts, USA. In the mid-ground of the photograph are the blue waters of the reservoir. In the distance, the far side of the reservoir can be seen. It is lined with both deciduous and coniferous trees. The sky is overcast and cloudy.

Canada Geese take flight over the waters of the #Wachusett Reservoir in Lancaster #Massachusetts
#birds #geese #nature

A green eyed blue and white tabby Maine Coon cat sits on a brown blanket decorated with squares of color. The cat has crossed her front legs. She is looking up at the camera but keeping her head straight.

She is never a loaf cat, but she habitually crosses her paws. She's giving me a look here.
#cat #cats #CatsofBluesky #MaineCoon

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#druidsky /|\ #witchsky #pagansky #heathensky #occultsky #goddess #Scotland #Celts #Archaeology

A dark brown starling holds a bright red rowan berry in its open beak. The bird is surrounded by clusters of rowan berries that are still attached to the tree. The bird sits on a branch of the rowan tree whose berries it is eating. The green leaves of the rowan tree fill the foreground and background.

Autumn brings ripened rowan berries to the trees. This starling takes advantage of the free meal.
#nature #photography #bird #birds #wildlife #rowan