{"id":2255,"date":"2020-10-30T08:41:18","date_gmt":"2020-10-30T08:41:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/?p=2255"},"modified":"2020-10-30T08:41:18","modified_gmt":"2020-10-30T08:41:18","slug":"fungi-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/?p=2255","title":{"rendered":"Fungi fun"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/E8112986-5263-42EF-8C78-EE9C61597FFE.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/E8112986-5263-42EF-8C78-EE9C61597FFE.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/E8112986-5263-42EF-8C78-EE9C61597FFE-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/E8112986-5263-42EF-8C78-EE9C61597FFE-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/E8112986-5263-42EF-8C78-EE9C61597FFE-624x468.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption><em>So, this is where the fairies live&#8230;<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I think I may be developing a new obsession! My Isle of Wight Story Festival pal, storyteller Sue Bailey, took me and fellow committee members Jules Marriner and Holly Medland for a fun fungi walk in the forest on Wednesday. Wow!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/C5C58BDA-1F71-4E09-8D5D-A984517C4287.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/C5C58BDA-1F71-4E09-8D5D-A984517C4287.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/C5C58BDA-1F71-4E09-8D5D-A984517C4287-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/C5C58BDA-1F71-4E09-8D5D-A984517C4287-624x832.jpeg 624w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/C5C58BDA-1F71-4E09-8D5D-A984517C4287-300x400.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I have walked in similar areas many times, and maybe noticed the odd toadstool or mushroom, but when you have someone with Sue\u2019s enthusiasm to encourage you, you can find SO MANY! We only walked for an hour or so, and I must admit, I didn\u2019t count, but we must have spotted more than 20 different types of fungi, in all different shapes and sizes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And, if that wasn\u2019t excitement enough, Sue told me how to make a spore-print!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"720\" height=\"845\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/AA45C3D6-FECB-4705-BBCC-1DF0CC31814D.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/AA45C3D6-FECB-4705-BBCC-1DF0CC31814D.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/AA45C3D6-FECB-4705-BBCC-1DF0CC31814D-256x300.jpeg 256w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/AA45C3D6-FECB-4705-BBCC-1DF0CC31814D-624x732.jpeg 624w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/AA45C3D6-FECB-4705-BBCC-1DF0CC31814D-300x352.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption><em>Isn\u2019t this spore-print beautiful?<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Forest walks will never be the same again! 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