Today is January 1st, 2013, which is the perfect day to begin a 365 project. This is something I've wanted to do ever since I saw this on Flickr, but I wanted to start it at the beginning of the year. With every picture I'm also going to try to put a quote...though this may prove to be even more challenging than taking a picture, since it can be tough to find a quote for many images!

Last night it snowed, and I thought to myself, "Oh!! If I get up early, I can look for a mushroom with snow on it...that would be the perfect start to my 365 project!!" I bundled up and went out, hoping I would get lucky, but knowing that I might have to settle for another subject, since the odds were against me to a) find a mushroom in this freezing weather and b) find a mushroom with snow on it. What I found was wonderful!!

I went to where I thought I'd have the best luck, and before I got there, I heard squeals of laughter and looking down, I saw tiny snowballs flying through the air, and giggling mushroom fairies darting around moss and twigs as they played in the snow! Holding my breath in excitement, I kneeled down to watch the fun! I managed to get a picture of this darling mushroom, peeking out with snow on its head, just before it ran off with another snowball to throw at a friend. How cool is that?! :) :)

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