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Cape Breton evokes deep memories and strong emotions for me as well as a deep appreciation for the beauty of my adopted island. My hopes are that you too might find the photos evocative - maybe a view you've not enjoyed before, or an 'Oh I've been there', or if from away that you may be encouraged to visit this fair isle so that you might come to love and breathe Cape Breton as I do. One word about place names that I use - some are completely local usage while others are from maps of Cape Breton that I've purchased over the years. I frequently post travel and other photos that are of interest to me - and hopefully you.

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Correction to comment on 'Chicken Mushroom - III'


Being an American I do not think in metric but can usually mentally calculate a rough equivalent between English units and Metric units - thus when I estimated the diameter of this lovely mushroom as about one-half yard, and knowing that a 'yard' and a 'meter' were roughly equivalent (i.e. 39.37 inches is about a meter in length, and that 36 inches is about a yard in length) I blithely filled in a half of 39.37 inches (20") rather than a half of 100 centimeters (50 cm).  As I was driving home my sub-conscious passed me a message saying that 20 cm was a little off, eh?  

So with apologies, let me say that the mushroom had a diameter of about 50 cm give or take.
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Chicken Mushroom - IV


last photo in this series - a little crop shot to show the detail of this mini-environment
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Chicken Mushroom - III


This Chicken Mushroom is rated a 'Choice' edible - I have never tried this one, but it is tempting.  It is about 18 - 20 inches (about 50cm) in diameter - horizontally and would make a meal for a dozen or more.
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Chicken Mushroom - II




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Chicken Mushroom - Laetiporus sulphureus (also called Sulfur Shelf and Polyporus sulphoreus)


My wife, Carol, spied this lovely specimen while doing her morning walk - this incredible mushroom is in the upper middle of the photograph
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