Last July I visited Pitlochry (Scotland). Bad weather was forecast for the next day.
The forecasters were correct! On the short drive into the town centre the sky turned almost black and became eerie silent.
Shortly thereafter the heavens opened and we pulled into the Co-op Supermarket car park. A deluge of rain with terrible thunder and lightening. I could see water gushing down the local 'burn' behind the supermarket. Water was rushing down the streets knocking folk off their feet - I saw a woman's sandals floating down the road.
I rushed inside the supermarket to buy a sandwich only to be told the 'burn' had burst its banks and had flooded the floors - the fire engine was on its way and we had to evacuate!
I ran back to the car and sat tight. Thirty minutes later it was all over and the sun was shining! The only evidence being the sandbags protecting entrances.
Fungi thrive in such damp and humid conditions so I went to Pitlochry Golf Course and some nearby copses. I saw some prime Honey Fungus and a Blackfoot Polypore.
Characteristics: Cap up to 10 cm diam. Funnel - irregularly shaped. Ochre-brown and finely lined. The cap has a depressed area at the point the stem attaches. Pores, circular, white and later turning darker brown. Stem up to 5 cm and partly black or dark brown. On dead/dying deciduous trees. Spring to Autumn. Common.
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