A Magical Faerie Toadstool - Wandiligong

            It's rare to come across magical faerie toadstools like this in Australia at the best of times.  Therefore imagine my delight when I was photographing autumnal leaves on the ground and noticed a tine bit of white spotted red hood beneath a pine tree, almost completely covered in fallen oak leaves!  Carefully moving the leaf detritus away, not only did I find one, but several of these amazing toadstools.  They look exactly like those in my books of faerie tales.

Wandiligong is a town in north-eastern Victoria in the alpine region around 330 kilometres from Melbourne.  Established in the 1850s as part of the Victorian Gold Rush, Wandiligong became a hub for many gold miners, including a large Chinese community.  At its peak, the town was home to over two thousand inhabitants and boasted shops, churches, a public library, halls and even an hotel.  Much has changed since those heady days of the gold rush, and the picturesque town nestled in a valley and built around the Morses Creek, is now a sleepy little town full of picturesque houses which are often let to visitors to the area.  The whole town is registered with the National Trust of Australia for its historic landscape and buildings of historic value.

Taken in: Australia / Victoria / Wandiligong (show map)

Taken on: May 1, 2021

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Camera: Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS, f/2.8, 1/60 sec, 6.2mm, ISO 125 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS
Aperture:	f/2.8
Exposure Time:	0.017 sec (1/60)
Focal Length:	6.2mm
ISO:	125
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
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