A few days ago I visited Lynnwood’s Heritage Park hoping to tour a vintage trolley car from the Seattle – Everett Interurban Railway and learn a little about the town’s pre-Depression era poultry boom as the second largest egg producing area in the country. This three acre city park is actually the final resting place for a number of historic buildings that were moved to make way for freeway expansion projects but a post about the collection will have to wait for another day. The restored trolley car was behind a locked gate and the buildings were closed for the season so I wandered through the wet grass taking pictures some pretty fall mushrooms.
Posted as part of the Weekly Photo Challenge: Minimalist.
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Gorgeous!
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Thanks, Cindy!
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I’m not sure about the perspective, but that looks like one might big ‘shroom!!
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It was about 6 inches tall, Joanne. 🙂 I was about as close to the ground as I could get without getting muddy.
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wow – great angle! It looks about a foot tall!!
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OMG. This is just awesome, Lisa. Lucky you. THAT is what I call mushroom. Great shot. I’ve been keeping my eyes on mushrooms. Perpetua.
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Thanks, Perpetua! I’ve been watching some around here too and want to take a few more photos tomorrow. 🙂
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can’t wait to see them.
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Very cool. I took endless shots of mushrooms while in France. So many of them are beautiful, especially the poisonous ones!
janet
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Nice, Janet I guess their beauty is the hook for the poisonous ones. 🙂 Since I don’t know safe from unsafe I have a hands off policy all around but enjoy taking pictures from a distance. 🙂
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What a beautiful dress she’s wearing!
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Good eye, D’Arcy the ruffles are perfect!
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what a unique mushroom – and I like this for the challenge because it has a simple, minimal feel to it –
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Thanks. 🙂 There were several here I don’t usually see so I’ll post more photos during the week…
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A mushroom! That is too cool!
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Thanks, Amy. 🙂
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What an amazing mushroom that is. Love it, Lisa. 🙂
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I’m glad you like it, Sylvia. 🙂
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This is pretty cool, but nothing can beat my favourite mushroom pic of yours: that one that almost looked like a cartoon, with the polka dots!
Also, your minimalist vibing tree from last week would have fit this theme too! 🙂
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I haven’t seen any of the polka dot mushrooms this year, Nancy but its great to hear you remember the photo. I like it too. 🙂
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very cool shot of the mushroom.
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Thanks, Ruth.
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Second largest egg producing area. I never knew that.
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I was surprised to learn this too. The electric railroad brought families north from Seattle to live and farm while still being close enough to a city to sell their goods. The chicken farms didn’t survive the depression but it’s nice to know some history has been preserved.
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Great one Lisa! I think I saw it on Instagram too 🙂
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I’m glad you like it, Kathryn! I’m not active on Instagram but wouldn’t be surprised if other people found this same place to take a few fall photos. 🙂
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Wow that an interesting mushroom. It looks like the back head of a blond!
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Ha! I can see that now, Bebs. 🙂
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Beautiful capture….so crisp and clear as though it had just shot freshly up out of the earth
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Thank you, Seonaid. It did seem like it had just come through the grass and hadn’t had a chance to feed any of the local squirrels or birds yet.
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What a perfect image for this challenge!
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Thanks so much, Cindi. 🙂
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nice lace on this skirt 😉
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I agree. 😉
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I swear we have the coolest mushrooms!
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I agree, Tony. 🙂
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The mushrooms look like little fairy houses! They’re beautiful. 🙂
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Thanks, Debra! They always look so different to me when I get close to the ground instead of viewing from above, it’s a good reminder to slow down and try new angles. 🙂
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Whoa! Just how tall was that mushroom?
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It’s actually only about 6 inches tall, George but the camera angle makes it look much larger. 🙂
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a beautiful capture. i have just noticed this variety of toadstools for the first time this year as well, and have captured a few images with my cell phone since my camera wasn’t with me. don’t know what this variety is called, but they are definitely camera magnets. thanks for sharing 🙂
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“Camera magnets” is a great phrase. 🙂 Thanks for your visit and comment today!
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Love the amount of details on its head 🙂 Well done, Lisa!
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Thanks!
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