mushroom mania. lizards. skull art.

we've had lots of rain lately- which is a good thing

since we're usually in drought conditions.

the rain and the heat...the overall humidity...

means the ground gives birth to MUSHROOMS!

i love mushrooms.

we have such a variety...popping up all over...

i wonder if some are edible.

i think even if i had a mushroom ID book,

i still wouldn't pick them and cook 'em up...or add to salads.

would you?

anyway, i have tons of 'shroom pic's, but don't want to overload you.

so i've picked out some of the more unusual ones...

with a few lizards tossed in, just to add a little spice.

"Life is too short to stuff a mushroom."  

~Shirley Conran

(uh...no it's not. stuffed mushrooms! yum!)

a Green Anole in the brown phase

a Green Anole

"I'm just some lunatic macaroni mushroom, is that it?"  

~Joe Pesci

EarthStar 'shrooms

a Five-lined skink 

growing on the base of a pine tree

down for the count

a Brown Anole. a bit blurry, i was lucky to get this...he took off running a nano-second later.

~O~

you may know i like to collect...bOnes.

i decorate some of them.

here's one of my found deer skulls, after cleaning it up...

same skull after i gave it a mottled purplish look...

after giving it a moon...and a few stars...

and then painting a crow or a raven...or something in between...

on a tree branch...

after some touch-ups i'll seal it front & back with Acrylic spray.

~O~

well, that's it. gotta run. have two more massage appointments today.

stay cool  &  be safe.

laura