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@grays.art Oct 10, 2026, 11:10 PM

Purple-spore puffball
(Calvatia cyathiformis)

Gloucester Point Beach Park
Gloucester Point, Virginia 10-7-26

A sun-baked giant resting in the sandy grass, with hitchhiker. 🪰

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Macro with iPhone 15 of a large purple-spore puffball mushroom (Calvatia cyathiformis) growing out of dry, sandy soil, photographed on October 7, 2026, at Gloucester Point. The mushroom has a massive, rounded, tan-colored cap with a surface skin breaking into a network of fine, cracked, mosaic-like patterns. On the mid-right slope of its cap, a small dark fly rests in sharp focus, casting a faint shadow. The sturdy, thick base of the puffball is partially anchored in sparse, dry grass stems and loose earth. The background transitions into a soft, bright green sunlit grass bokeh.

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