Cream and wine-coloured

I posted this as my 'main' photo today.

Worn and tattered, but this little mushroom caught my eye, partly because of the remaining wine-colour on her rotting cap, and also because I liked the setting.

About two weeks ago, on 17 August 2016, I drove my painfully noisy vehicle for just a very short distance, as far as a local park. Each year, I tend to visit the area to look for any mushrooms, and I knew that I just couldn't miss a quick visit. Found a few fungi to photograph, so I was happy. I think this is the first photo I've posted from this short outing.

Then I remembered that I had found mushrooms in a different part of the park in other years, so two days later, I risked an even shorter drive to see what I could find. Everywhere was very dry and I saw quite a few shrivelled fungi. Luckily, I came across a few that were fresher and worth photographing. So dark in the forest and many photos were not as sharp as I would have liked.

At the end of the second trip, I sat at a picnic table near the parking lot and kept an eye on all the large holes in the ground, made by Richardson's Ground Squirrels. I was just about ready to give up, when I happened to look down close to my feet and there was one solitary 'Gopher' three or four feet away from me. They are such fun to watch.

Note: I collected my new car yesterday afternoon, so now can start getting used to the overwhelming complexity of all the controls - so very different from my old 1999 vehicle! Feel totally exhausted after this whole experience!