Mary - my observations come from a lifetime spent gazing skywards instead of doing something useful! Sorry to bombard you with pictures of fungi but as you know I always defer to you and Tony! I put such pieces on here to try and generate a bit of interest as after all the work Peter has put in on it I want this website (including this forum) to be a success. At the moment it appears to be a private conversation between four of us and I am beginning to despair! Where are all the other Club members? Lost among special interest groups perhaps? A shame, as it could be a great medium for simply swapping notes on finds etc; scientifically based, sure, but also a way of expressing delight in the world around you. Anyway, I thoroughly enjoy everyone's contributions - small in number as we are. I attach a photo of a creature that delighted me (kind of) this week. It is a new race of the Large Red Slug, named by yours truly as Arion rufus var. giganteus. It only achieves this size after a summer spent gorging on runner beans, mange tout, beetroot and lettuce - my runner beans, mange tout, beetroot and lettuce to be precise! Cheers.
