Dots by Chipka
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Nature, I think, repeats itself. I enjoy those repetitions. I thought of this—and grinned—when I saw constellations growing on a piece of wood. I cannot name the breed of fungus I’d seen; it was probably some kind of smut, something powdery and potentially lethal—or at least interesting for anyone brave (or stupid) enough to taste it. It was, perhaps, a cure for something…or a cause. I’m brave. I’ll stick my nose as close as possible to a yellowjacket hive; I’ll shimmy (on my belly) across ice grown along the edges of a lake. But I’m not brave enough to taste a fungus (unless it’s a breed of edible mushroom, purchased at a grocery store.) I won’t inhale spores, if I can help it. And so, in spotting orange nodules of fungus growth, I was satisfied to simply look.
For a moment, I enjoyed the sight of dots, growing on wood. I enjoyed the thoughts of stars such dots engendered. I marveled at the manner in which Nature repeated itself right before my eyes. Because of a fungus in daylight, I saw a pattern of stars—a bit more colorful than the ones I normally see at night. I couldn’t name the constellations I saw, but that doesn’t matter. I saw them, and I know that if I went to the same spot, they’d be gone. Something else would touch the piece of dead wood I’d seen: irregular shapes: the continental land-masses of some strange and lurid world, perhaps. Or perhaps not. Nature’s repetitions are endless and endlessly fascinating, and maybe next week I will search for a particular piece of dead wood, and see what the little orange stars I saw a week ago have become.
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Comments (16)
Lashia
Wow awesome specks of colour, hidden well in this deep brush. Great eye for the shot. This shot would be a great addition to this months Photography Forum Challenge "Treasure"- thanks for sharing! :)
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flavia49
great shot
Orinoor
Fascinating and definitely stay away from the spores!
RodS
Very cool capture, Chip! I just wonder how many undiscovered drugs (hopefully beneficial) await in common places....
MrsRatbag
Wow! What a cool find! I love fungi, and this cache of little beauties is definitely worth a bunch of shots...well done!
auntietk
Love the depth of field. This is an outstanding photograph! Excellent work. (I'd stay away from unknown fungi, as well. Yikes!)
fallen21
Excellent shot.
helanker
Cute little fungi, you have cought here. I too love when I find these little wonders :-)
kgb224
Wonderful find and capture my friend. God Bless.
whaleman
It also looks a bit like the head of an eel poking out between the rocks, with little eel warts growing all over.
Feliciti
fascinating nature indeed ...without her we are nothing !! great capture !!
durleybeachbum
Just in case you want to know it's name..Nectria cinnabarina..Coral Spot. It has a fascinating two stage life cycle, 1. sexual, and 2. conidial. I may be in my conidial stage myself.
jeanebean
Nice capture Chip. So glad you have an eye for these little beauties that most of us pass unnoticed. Thanks for sharing. Makes me want to look more closely at what's underfoot.
bmac62
Chip...your photo images are inspiring...your written words worth pondering and many of the comments you get...priceless:)
sandra46
EXCELLENT WORK
jac204
Great capture and as usual you have found inspiration in an unusual place.