Ha! I'd never seen this one before -a holiday wreath made from the red and white amanita muscaria mushroom via Studio 391 Gallery in Mendocino.....Apparently , some are claiming Christmas traditions as harking back to Siberian shamans, high on amanita flying through the woods with their reindeer spirits. Or something like that....you can read about it here.. Or go here and scroll to the end where you will find this theory completely refuted. Whatever the truth, there is something magical about coming upon these fungus in the woods (it's only happened to me a few times while out picking chanterelles up in the Mt Hood National Forest) and I love how they are celebrated here in this wreath. (P.S. They look fun in a wreath but don't ever try to eat them)......
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