Ode to turkey (tails)
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Turkey Tail, Home
This cold doesn't seem to be leaning towards killing me, but it also seems loathe to depart, so, in lieu of whining about it, I guess I'll just have to carry on. At least in the woods, there's no chance I'll infect my kith and kin, and that, at the very least, would be a kind of blessing. This Turkey Tail Mushroom, perhaps the most common—and certainly the most commonly recognized—wood-devouring polypore in the area, didn't show any visible signs of annoyance when I moved in for a closeup and then, of course, started sneezing on the fungus. It simply carried on its business of turning a tree stump back into its component molecules, and, in so doing, providing a splash of subtle color to walkers in need of a touch of beauty on these drab days.