When I came across two or three of these small mushrooms growing on Rod Handfield's property on August 17th, I couldn't believe my eyes. I just loved the pattern on the cap when I stood and looked down on them.

Thought I'd post my "daily three" (to hang on to the remaining glimmer of self-discipline in my life, LOL!), to take a break after talking to my good friend, Diana, in England, for an hour, discussing all sorts of things in connection with the death of my brother and some of the things that need to be seen to. Diana, along with other of my old friends - Linda, Anne and Eric, who also live in Birmingham - are being just unbelievably supportive and helpful at this difficult, complicated time. Diana, I can never thank you enough for everything you have already done and for all the ideas and suggestions that you talked with me about this afternoon, over the phone. Now I need to take a little break to clear my head slightly before thinking of what to write in various important and very urgent e-mails, so here I am, on Flickr, where I know I can collapse, however briefly, surrounded by the caring of so many friends : ) My deepest thanks to you all.