From: riburr@shentel.net   
      
   RustyHinge wrote:   
   > riburr wrote:   
   >> riburr wrote:   
   >   
   >>> Found these growing on a seldom used path in the forest.  Have no idea   
   >>> what they are.  The 'stalk' is very slimy, while the head forms an   
   >>> almost perfect thin-walled hollow sphere.  Young specimens have a   
   >>> red-colored top which fades to whitish with age.   
   >>>   
   >>> https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3929/15368036917_36b2571af5_o.jpg   
   >>>   
   >>> https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3934/15551371181_25d4759e69_o.jpg   
   >>   
   >> Never mind, I id'd it.  Calostoma cinnabarina, a stalked puffball.   
   >>   
   > I suppose they are very timid - if you had to stalk them...   
   >   
      
   Mushrooms in general have been very timid this season.  I guess they   
   hate to show their faces when the weather is dry.   
      
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