Took advantage of a mild and sunny day to walk home from Pollok Roundabout. Common birds were in the majority along most of the route. The only exceptions were a single Redwing just before Mosspark Station and a Moorhen (by no means regularly recorded) a little further west. The most interesting sighting actually concerned a fungus. On a south-facing bank of mown grass off Dowrie Crescent, were two white fruiting bodies. They were about 2-3 cm across with a short stem (less than 1 cm), prominent gills and a velvety texture. On checking the books, the most likely candidate seems to be Clitopilus prunnulus. This is a widespread and common species (although I'd never seen it before) known by its common name The Miller.
Sunday, November 16, 2014
"The grand show is eternal. It is always sunrise somewhere; the dew is never dried all at once; a shower is forever falling; vapor is ever rising. Eternal sunrise, eternal dawn and gloaming, on sea and continents and islands, each in its turn, as the round earth rolls".
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