LAKE NEEDWOOD PARK MUSHROOMS

Last Saturday, while we were visiting our daughter in the Washington, D.C. area, we spent a few hours visiting Lake Needwood Park, in suburban Maryland north of the city, to do some casual hiking and to look for mushrooms in the wooded park.  It was fun, and here is some of what I caught with my camera.

First, though, is a shot of the path that we took around the lake that is the centerpiece for the park.

Now for the mushrooms that ranged from delicate to monstrous.

I particularly liked this last shot for the gills showing on the underside.  Here is another, heavily cropped image that features gills of another mushroom.  I turned this one into a black & white to emphasize the delicate nature of the gills.

Here, finally, is a jack-o-lantern mushroom that we spotted, which was dinner-plate huge.

One can get an idea of the size of this mushroom by comparing it to the dead oak leaves to the right of the mushroom in the image.

John