Picture of the Day: Fungus in the Forest

Fungus sprouting out of a dead tree trunk

With the autumn rains come fungus in the forest!

Walking in Pacific Spirit Park these days, one can see mushrooms springing up in all kinds of shapes, sizes and colours. They grow on wood, tree trunks, and soil.

Cute toadstools on the ground

A sign at the entrance of the forest warns visitors not to harvest the mushrooms -- perhaps because not many people know which are edible and which are poisonous... !