Fungi Friday:today I am lucky to be able to find you

Hello mushroom hunting friends
Exploring the forest to hunt mushrooms is certainly very enjoyable, although the current conditions and weather are not as favorable as in the rainy season. There are still some pleasures for me personally when I hunt for mushroom species. Living in a tropical region, especially during seasons like this, I find it most challenging to hunt them. All the twigs and wood have dried up. At times like this, it becomes a challenge for me to be patient while hunting mushrooms. Sometimes there is fatigue, frustration, and disappointment, but I still believe that even if I have to traverse several forests to hunt mushrooms, if we try, we will achieve satisfying results. The important thing is to be able to control emotions and keep moving.

Almost a few hours before noon, I started mushroom hunting, but there were no signs of any mushroom species appearing. The twigs were beginning to dry out, and the remnants of trees that had long been cut down were already decaying. Usually, mushrooms prefer to grow on decaying trees. We must believe that every patience certainly has something waiting for us ahead. With strong conviction, I saw on a felled tree that I found one of the cinnabar bracket mushroom species, which is orange in color, growing together and side by side. Although the texture overall looked a bit dry and not soft like in the rainy season, this bracket mushroom species still looked very special in my eyes.

After I found one species of bracket fungus, I continued moving to another corner, hoping I might still be lucky enough to find some other species of mushrooms. My eyes were sharp, observing every corner where there was decayed wood; a slight slip and I would lose the chance to get the gem I was looking for. This is the excitement of mushroom hunting. I have explored several forests I had never visited before. After I delved into the world of photography, I dared to enter the forest to search for mushrooms. From a distance, I saw a tree stump and quickly approached it. Oh no, I saw one small gem that was still fresh even in the hot weather. The golden mushroom, a type that grows in the rainy season, still survives in conditions like this. Honestly, I feel very lucky.

This Friday edition, I mostly found hard-textured mushroom species. I must admit that currently in my area, it is very difficult to see the little gems hiding behind the bushes. I was hoping to at least find some little gems today, but unfortunately, what I wished for this week did not materialize. However, I am not discouraged because I am presenting another hard-textured mushroom species, namely a polypore mushroom growing on the root of a felled tree. Fortunately, the entire mushroom was covered with grass, and I cleaned the whole area of the mushroom to make it more visible when I took some photos. The texture of this mushroom species still looks very soft.

I continued my pursuit of mushroom hunting again; today my feet felt so eager to step forward, there was no notion of tiredness before finding the best one. I went back into the forest, and in one corner, I saw once again one of the mushroom species that caught my attention, the Turkey Tail mushroom. It is a type of mushroom with a hard texture that has a stem. This is the first time in my mushroom hunting history that I have found this. I must admit that effort never betrays the results. I was so joyful to see this unique mushroom. At the moment I found this mushroom, the hairs on my arms suddenly stood up, perhaps shocked and surprised that there was such a strange gem like the one I saw.

At the end of my post today, I conclude my article with one of the wood-decaying mushroom species, whose flesh is almost no longer visible in its original color, perhaps due to the current very hot weather, as the flesh is exposed to sunlight every day causing it to deteriorate. People around me mention that this mushroom is categorized as a velvet mushroom, but I know it as a wood-decaying mushroom. If I had found it a little earlier, perhaps the texture of this mushroom's body would still look beautiful. I am a bit regretful, forgive me, my friend.

Here are some mushroom species, my contribution to the #fungifriday Community today, which is created and organized by @ewkaw

Thank you very much to all my friends who have taken a little time to read my post; I hope it can be useful for all of us.
Greetings from me @furkanmamplam