august is the best month for mushrooms here so as soon as we got a chance we were out walking in the woods with our eyes peeled. of course, we wanted to find lots of edible ones, but there are so many different photogenic kinds that are a pleasure to see.
this is my contribution to FungiFriday by 
as soon as we got to the edge of the forest we were given a royal welcome by Amanita regalis the king of Sweden himself
more than willing to pose for a quick shoot
then we came upon a small cluster of edible sheathed woodtufts
Kuehneromyces mutabilis. but we let these tasty morsels be, for now at least.
this nice boletus edulis went right in the basket
during years when mushrooms are sparse i usually pick any
Amanita fulva or tawny grisette we find but i am confident we will come across plenty of better tasting fungi this time
they are handsome fellows though
standing tall and proud with a hint of some rays of sun shining through the thin cap.
then there was this one (or two) that had seen better days
not sure what it was but the cap skin formed a really nice pattern breaking up as it did
this pair of Lactarius tabidus or birch milkcaps shone brightly in the greenery. i am not sure what those ground-covering plants were but the combination looked very appealing indeed
Leccinum versipelle orange birch bolete or
L. vulpinum foxy bolete. it could be either but again i didn't pick it. like the tawny grisette, if it is the orange birch bolete it must be boiled before preparing it. that puts me off because i am always wondering whether i got all the toxins out. if there were no better alternatives i may have picked it but 
@eolianpariah2/sheathed-woodtufts-newburg
this may be one of the above boletes but is more likely a Tylopilus felleus bitter bolete so i am more than content to get a photo and let it be. i have stylized the photo to give it a nice artsy look
some call these Mycena galericulata common bonnets but rosy-gill fairy helmets is a far more fitting and romantic name.
why not enjoy the small things in life. we do.