Last month we had a lot of rain and this huge mushroom popped up literally overnight. I was so fascinated, I spoke to my son Joshua who has a microbiology degree and a fascination with fungi.

Josh explained that the mushroom had been underground growing for a while and then when it got strong enough, it popped up. After he told me this, I went back outside and examined the ground around the base of the stem. I figured the earth would be disturbed, but I couldn’t see any indication of disruption ...