Rambling Ray

You're Very Welcome, Marti 🙂

Definitely a Woodwax, a Beautiful Ivory White colour.

They do take your Breath away !!!

Had a message to say someone had seen them around Lake Ontario, so perhaps around East Coast not West.

That's good to hear 🙂

No just a faint woody odour.

You're most welcome, both are Uncommon finds 🙂

I'm very well Thanks. Still busy as ever Species recording when possible. Have a Lovely Christmas, Helen 🎄❄️

Thanks, they do look amazing!

Sounds amazing, very cool indeed.

Thanks, I believe it's reference to how slimy they are to touch 🙂

The most Beautiful Wasp I know, for sure!

Thank you Stephanie, so fortunate to see them looking as Beautiful as this!

Thank you Joni. Always a Pleasure to share them with such Lovely Nature Communities 🙂

Aww that's Good to hear. I'm very well thanks, still tearing around Britain Species Recording at a rate of knots when free, doesn't leave much time for Social media updates, although I've just uploaded Highlights of my colourful Autumn Fungi Finds!! Have a Lovely Christmas 🎄❄️

Finally Unexpected find Ashridge Estate. Rare glimpse of Ivory Woodwax Hygrophorus eburneus in favoured Beech Woodland. Just 533 National Records, caps covered in Slime, hence large blobs on stipe. Called Cowboy's Handkerchief in North America #fungifriends

The most Beautiful Rosy Bonnets Mycena rosea I've seen this year in Epping Forest. Lovely deep Lilac-Pink, radial lines, tapering stipe towards apex, downy hair at base, Lovely upturned Gills. Distinct smell of Radish wafting through the Woodland air too! #fungifriends

Lovely examples of Variable Oysterling Crepidotus variabilis Epping Forest. Whereas most Oysterlings are a uniform shape, Variable having a Sessile attachment, appear as either semi-circular brackets or full circular fans. Also Thrilled to find Fenugreek Stalkball Phleogena faginea #fungifriends

Lovely to see Meadow Coral Clavulinopsis corniculata Birkrigg Common. Grows just 4cm in short cropped Habitat. Branches split dichotomously into blunt antlers. Important Unimproved Grassland Indicator species of Biodiversity-rich environments. Pretty Lemon Disco Calycina citrina too! #fungifriends

Another Dazzling spectacle in Herbert's Meadows, Ulverscroft. An amazing Purple Parrot Waxcap Gliophorus psittacinus! A combination of Bottle Green, Yellow, Orange, Purple or Blue are always possible to be seen on these Beautiful looking individuals #fungifriends

Astounding find NT Clumber Park. Extremely Rare glimpse Aspen Bolete Leccinum albostipitatum. Terracotta orange caps margin overhangs pores. White flocculose stipe bruises Blue. Just 26 National Records. Also Lovely Orange Oak Bolete Leccinum aurantiacum found in Epping Forest #fungifriends

Undoubtedly Star of the Kerridge Hill Waxcap Show, Rare encounter with most Beautiful Pink Ballerina Porpolomopsis calyptriformis I've ever seen, wonderful moist Lilac Pink, one of eight seen. Nearby another one with impressive gills tutu! #fungifriends

Special find Ancient Beech Woodland near 11th Century Norman motte-and-bailey Castle remains Erddig Park. Rare glimpse of Verdigris Roundhead Stropharia aeruginosa, looks Emerald Green projects deep Blue-Green. Retains Flaky veil unlike Blue Roundhead #fungifriends

Lovely looking Amethyst Deceivers Laccaria amethystina in Bole Hill Quarry. Nice contrast of Lilac-Purple with Caps showing upturned margins as they mature. Also in dry weather they're White Bloom surfaces, eventually turning Pale #fungifriends

Seasonal Highlights of Colourful Fungi finds on my extensive travels. An Impressive looking White Saddle Helvella crispa along Banks of River Braan at Inver village. Plus Extremely Rare glimpse of Nationally Scarce Prunes and Custard Tricholomopsis decora Heatherhall Woods Ladybank #fungifriends

They're out nice and early this year. Hope you're keeping well, Joni

This looks Wonderful, Helen. Hope you're keeping well 🙂

Certainly Pholiota spp. either Shaggy or Golden Scalycap

Indeed they are! 🥾

That's a shame. Oh well, if at first you don't succeed.....😭