Frozen mushrooms in the forest ~ FungiFriday

I haven’t posted anything related to mushrooms in a long time, partly because snow fell in late November or early December and covered them.

There have been several sunny days this month, and combined with the temperatures slightly above freezing, there are now some patches of ground without snow. This is very unusual for this time of the year, and it gives the impression that winter is coming to its end already.

However, I know that nature is playing tricks with us. The first flowers will only show up in mid- to late April, and it will take until May before the branches of the trees start turning green.

Anyway, I managed to find some frozen mushrooms that were preserved from rotting.

I came across something unusual. I suspect there’s some fungus in this white thing.

As I said, some parts of the forest look like spring.

When indeed, in the shadows, there’s still just snow and some branches visible. In this photo, you can see blueberry plants that have dropped their leaves. Not so pretty.

And also, the lake has frozen. The ice tends to be several centimetres thick. I haven’t measured it here but it was safe to take a shortcut on it.

This post is my contribution to #FungiFriday by @ewkaw