Walk in the Park Mushrooms in the Coastal Range Winter is a magical time in the coastal mountains of the bay area. A quiet, peaceful, mist fills the senses.
Rain comes often and with it, a treasure of unexpected life.
The time to find exquisite speciemins is during the wet seasons of winter. Mushrooms begin sprouting in splendor about one week after the first late fall rain. Some, like the diminuitive mycena above are almost ignored. Nature's beauty comes alive with the attention of the photographers light. The forest is dark, damp, and endlessly quiet as I search out my most unusual subjects.