On a walk in the Forest, this afternoon, I came across quite a little glade of Fly Agaric mushrooms. They never fail to excite me. It must be years of fairy story inculcation. They would always appear in the corner of Arthur Rackham illustrations, like warning signs.
Danger – Strange things may happen over the page!
They are, apparently, hallucinogenic and may well be the influence behind Santa’s costume. Either way, they give me great pleasure when I come across them. They seem too opulent for our climate, too exotic. Surely they should be found in steamy jungles on paradise islands?
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