yet again ... getting lost ... then enjoying self-discovery ...

" In pursuing an understanding of the human-fungus connection, I realized that one of my favorite ancient cultures treasured mushrooms just about as much as I do. This little synergy delights me to no end, especially because the Romans approached mushrooms with all the flashy, semi-glorious and semi-reprehensible behavior that was a major hallmark of their culture. " Mushroom Anna More on her blog here ~  Rains have the mushrooms do what they are good at, mushrooming ~  Earlier memories pertain to the local names providing humour : બિલાડીની ટોપ, कुकुरमुत्ता ~ During days in Meghalaya and Mizoram stories of hunters losing lives on account of eating 'wrong' mushroom species were not rare ~  Then, of course, the debate of whether consuming them made one 'non-vegeterian' ~  As of now, some of us find them cute ~  And they appear to appreciate our efforts at mulching ~ 

~ Fallen beauties ~ More than a few trees we have  Be it numbers or species diversity Biased towards some we are  Like the Pakhads near the dairy But there is one tree which stands out  Near the school we see it stand tall  Its flowers say it all  How I wish I could climb the tree And see them up there  Or lie with them  As they elegantly caress the ground  Fallen beauties these  Graceful even after the tree lets them go