Sunday, August 9, 2009

I've Got A Fungus Twice As Big As My Head!

Yesterday evening I came in from the hayfield and glanced out the living room window and noticed something stuck on the side of the giant maple tree on the West side of our house, I couldn't really figure out what the hell I was seeing so I went out there with my antique digital cramera. (Crameras are much better than cameras... more features) Anyway this is what I saw... up on the side of the tree about 9 feet up, growing out of a knot... this enormous fungus/mushroom thing. It's gotta be like 16 inches across or more. It's HUGE.







Here. Here's a pic back aways from it some so you got some scale.






Pretty weird eh? I don't know nuthin' 'bout fungi, so I can't really name it or nothing... but I CAN tell you this... it get's weirder.

As I was taking the pictures off the camera, I noticed something in one of the shots... I zoomed in, tweaked it a touch and this is what I saw.















Yeah... now if that ain't Abe Freakin' Vigoda's face right there on my tree fungus, I'll kiss your butt for a month of Sundays cousin. I've got a message in to the National Enquirer right now.


Hey... it can't always be Jesus or Elvis. Sometimes you get Abe.









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14 comments:

SkylersDad said...

Careful now, people will be coming from the far corners of the world to pick a piece of your fungus for Abe's healing powers.

Scope said...

That last picture looks a little "Fish"y to me.

http://howtobecomeacatladywithoutthecats.blogspot.com said...

But where's the rest of his body? Was he eaten by the fungus?

JenJen said...

K. Ew.

Jerry said...

Just tell me you didn't slice it up and fry it with butter.

Anonymous said...

Just one word for you: Fish!

Scope said...

FYI - I linked the Holy Heck out of you today, for your inspiration for today's post:

http://scope-tech.blogspot.com/2009/08/morning-wood-i-missed-ya.html

Gwen said...

You're so lucky! All of my fungus is between my toes and looks like Bea Arthur.

(I kid! My feet are delightfully fungus-free. As far as you know.)

Unknown said...

Let's see now, did you just make a "tea" outa some of the "shroom" or did ya grate off a little and smoke it? I'm gonna send this one to the White House for investigation.....

Unknown said...

ROFLMAO.

I have a tree that gets the same fungus, though I've never seen a face in mine, I must not be as lucky...or blessed...or cursed...

Greenmare said...

it would be better if Abe was wearing......... "the HAT", but still, it's pretty good.

Cora said...

Ewwwwwwwwww....

The Retired One said...

If you read my blog, you know that I take pix of tree mushrooms...I LOVE them...so this post of yours?=
priceless.

I cracked up when I saw the last picture!
You are ONE FUNNY GUY!!!!!

Still giggling....

Char said...

Geeze...Don't touch that thing!

I miss Fish, don't you?