It's rained a few times here in Eugene. That means there's mushrooms to be found in the yard. Here's a few. And yes they really do grow in large circles sometimes referred to as fairy rings.
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And mushrooms mean I get to make spore prints. Here's what I do: (the basics are very, very easy)
Bring the mushroom into the house, gently remove the stalk and place the mushroom face down on a piece of paper. Wait anywhere from 6 to 12 hours and watch what happens. Note- I've never tried this with store bought ones but I have noticed, the younger the mushroom, the more spores you'll get.
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Here's two different mushrooms that were loaded with spores and I got a couple of prints from each one.
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Sometimes you get lucky. Here's a pretty good print.
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But pressing the zoom button is what fascinates me the most.
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Like fingerprints and snowflakes, no two spore prints are the same.
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The spores are fragile and ephemeral. You could blow them away.
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How mysterious and strange and beautiful is the world we live in?
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