Amanita muscaria is a glorious and complex species of fungi.
Bright red cap with white warts, it is a large white-gilled mushroom that attracts flies… and disappears quickly.
Eaten or decayed – blink, and you’ll miss it – it rapidly returns its nutrients to the cycle of life.
This year there is an abundance of Amanita muscaria in this part of the valley, reminding me that the complex ecosystem below ground is well attuned to the conditions above.
What are we attuned to?
Pause. See differently. Re-story…