crawling on my belly like a reptile again

[HAB911]

discovered a surprise, Harefoot Mushroom or Pleated Inkcap, image search could not discern which, in two clusters. again, just being there at the right time scored, one hour later they were all gone,

[3catwoman3]

1. How beautiful they are.

Gone as in ephemeral, or gone as in eaten by wildlife?

[HAB911]

2. ephemeral

they seemed to have melted in upon themselves in a matter of hours

[3catwoman3]

4. The mayfly of mushrooms, as it were.

Were you specifically looking for this variety or did you chance upon them?

[HAB911]

6. complete surprise

we are in the middle of a severe drought and few things are flourishing. I was hand watering this particular spot where I planted a couple of Cheif Kubo hibiscus and there they were. not sure if they sprang from the surrounding potting soil or from the potted plant itself.

[George McGovern]

3. Gorgeous close ups HAB911! Thanks for getting down and dirty!

[HAB911]

8. lol, almost anything for the shot!

[3catwoman3]

5. I just looked them up and learned a new-to-me word...

…describing their very brief existence - deliquesce. It means “to melt away.”

[HAB911]

7. wow, exactly what they did

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. Wow, what a fantastic find! How lucky you found them before they melted.

These are stunning photos. Thank you so much for your efforts, my dear HAB911.

[PittBlue]

10. What a treasure.

Thanks for sharing these beautiful photos.

[twodogsbarking]

11. What they all said, times 1,000.