The Fairy Ring

  Today Tom and I drove to Germantown and happened by Valley View High School on the way. I immediately spotted a fairy ring in the lawn and we made a mental note to stop on the way home so I could photograph it.

 I've seen them before, once in my own yard. And yet they are a rare phenomena that never fail to grab my attention.

 At first one would think the circular shape unreal. But when you consider that the fungus started in the middle and spread out equally in all directions, a circle is the natural result. It's the same progression of a stone tossed into water.

 I suppose in this case water had an actual hand in its construction. We had two rain events in the past  week - 1.61" on 07/30 and 1.17" on 08/02 - and they provided the moisture needed for the fungus to flourish. Conditions must have to be perfect to create the ring rather than individual random mushrooms.

 In any case, this is why we keep our eyes open to what nature provides for our entertainment.  Nature rocks.