Flowers and Fungi

It's been raining a lot here in Northern California. So, the ground is pretty moist, but spring is also on the horizon so if you look carefully enough, you'll see that our yard is burgeoning...both with flowers and with tiny (and not so tiny) fungi. Here's a sample from my latest little backyard photo safari.

Tiny mushroom hiding in the lawn

One of our many white violets

Can't remember what these are called. Something to do with Christmas?

Funny little cup-shaped fungi

A little colony of large mushrooms under the playstructure