
On a walk through the woods, I passed my favourite tree

which is a beech growing in front of an oak

When you look up, you can see that the trunks have become completely entwined, quite spookily I think.

And underneath was this perfect pair of Magpie Inkcaps, first identified in 1785 by French mycologist Jean Baptiste François Pierre Bulliard. Although they’re not uncommon they are usually solitary, so I was lucky to see a pair.
‘One for Sorrow, Two for Joy’
Lovely Jane! I have never seen a Magpie Inkcap!
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Neither had I until these – it does seem to be a bumper year for fungi!
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Lovely autumnal images – thank you!
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thanks Karen
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Beautiful!
Is two for joy a nursery rhyme or a superstition?
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It’s a nursery rhyme, here’s a link to the whole rhyme and it includes the song which was used as the theme for a children’s tv show in the ’70’s!
https://www.birdspot.co.uk/culture/one-for-sorrow-magpie-nursery-rhyme
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I love the colours at this time of year, they’re so gorgeous especially on a sunny day!
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and this week has been amazing with us, full of sunshine and bronzed leaves!
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Love the trees and mushrooms, thank you!
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Thanks Liz
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Lovely pics! The trees must have fallen in love… or maybe they’re trying to kill each other…
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I was looking at them again today, from different angles it could be a hug or a strangle, the branches are like tentacles and look quite menacing. Could be the inspiration for a scary children’s story (the kind you got in the ’60’s)
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There is nothing better than autumn photos, I just love the colours. The two trees fighting (or embracing…) made me think of the ents from LOTR!
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There is a definite Ents feel to them, the oak would be Treebeard I think!
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lovely pictures and words.
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Thank you!
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you’re welcome
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This is lovely. Please post more ‘Random Tuesday’ posts.
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oh thank you! I did post a few Random posts in previous years (there’s a random miscellany tag in my cloud bubble tag thing) but in 2021 it just didn’t seem to happen, I’ll try and make more of an effort this year!
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