November is not a great month for me, i always seem to struggle for inspiration. Not that i havn't been busy. There is always work in the office to do.
I did manage a couple of days out this week to try and get a few images. With the fungus season lasting so long this year there is always something of interest in the woodlands.
On Sunday i decided to head for Wisley gardens in Surrey stopping off on the way at St.Leonards Forest in Horsham.
These pine trees proved too irresistable to pass by without taking a few pictures. They also proved a good place for a few fungi images too.
Macrolepiota rhacodes appeared in good numbers and is always worth a photograph. As well as Pholiota squarrosa a very attractive fungi and quite common in places. 
On to Wisley gardens. Wisley always has something for me to photograph at anytime of the year so it is a good place to go when you lack insipration.
It wasn't long before my activities attracted attention.
I noticed some nice Earthstar fungi in the Arboretum (Geastrum triplex) and decided to take my time getting a few nice images. This robin was quite interested and stayed around for a while. Maybe it was something to do with my custard creams.
Although i do love photographing fungi it was nice to find plenty of other subjects to work on. The winter weather brings out the textures and colours of many tree barks which i find very photogenic and worth spending time searching for the perfect frame. These Birch trees proved irresistable.
Now and again if you take a closer look at your surroundings you notice details you may otherwise miss. While photographing the birch bark i noticed this Birds nest fungi (Crucibulum laeve) on bark chippings at the base of the tree. Fascinating.
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