Mycelium City
The first wet diamond drops to the ground. A light breeze shakes the branch and a whole shower of diamonds falls onto the leaf-laden soil, mulched and mellow. Sparkling rivulets momentarily form before seeping into the city below. Absorbed, the diamonds penetrate the damp dirt, soaking downwards towards minuscule towers and turrets. Castles and cathedrals of fungal eminence are connected by microscopic bridges and filamented walkways which span the miniature city. Darkness is no barrier, neither is humidity, and so the concealed structures curve and stretch around the scaffolding of roots above them. With the passing of time, the sparkling wetness dulls to mud, evaporates, condenses and falls again as wet diamonds in another place. Janet Curtis Image: Matthew Schwartz from Unsplash Photo by Mathew Schwartz on Unsplash