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This summer has been unusually dry--we've had something like 2 inches of rain the entire summer (we average over 3 inches per month). As a mushroom guy, I've found it quite depressing. One day I woke up and the yard was a bit damp. I quickly moved from place to place to try to find live revived by the moisture. This may be Mycena corticola.

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The north facing side of the shingle roof of our shed is thickly decorated with British soldier lichen.

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A nearly hexagonal raft of infinitesimal bubbles on our bird bath.

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Ants in general don't seem to be suffering in the drought, at least it seems many species are doing fine.

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This tiny mushroom has been a favorite of mine since I first saw the eighth-of-an-inch purple bells protruding from the bark of a crabapple at Drumlin Farm. They appeared on a rainy day, and when I checked later on a sunny day there was no sign of them. They have the ability to practically disappear in dry weather and reappear to release more spores in wet weather. The fungus that produces them lives and feeds in the outermost bark, probably not causing much harm to the tree that hosts it. When fresh, Mycena corticola* is purple, but over time fades to tan and orange colors.

*Little bark mushroom