More?

Well, apparently the mushrooms are turning again, because my mother went outside to check on something, comes back in the house and tells me the fungi are brightly colored this afternoon.

I grabbed my (discontinued) Canon EOS Rebel T7i, popped on the regular lens, and went outside. I pulled the plant into the sun to get a little more light on the growth, but it didn't totally help, as the leaves were giving off too much of a shadow in places. 

Again, I didn't grab a macro lens because I didn't want to then have to do a full set up (tripod, etc). I wanted to be quick to be back in as we needed to work on something else in the house. 

But with out further ado, slightly edited (auto tuned with sharpen) photos:

Oh, and a random side note: I started watching United States Of Insanity yesterday.

 According to Amazon, the description is:

“The World’s Most Hated Band,” notorious rappers Insane Clown Posse, find themselves as unwitting warriors for the First Amendment after they and their one million die-hard fans (called Juggalos) are labeled a gang by the FBI. With the help of the ACLU, the band fights to uncover the reasons behind the designation and get removed from the gang list as their fans begin to losing their jobs, have their children put into protective custody, and face jail time — all because of their musical tastes.

 I'd call it a music documentary because it's a mix of interviews from various sources, including ICP. 

I  am not a real fan, but I've known people who are casual Juggalos as well was real major tried and true 'Los and 'Lettes. I've got a copy or two of Psychopathic Records musicians, but I don't go around saying I am a follower. I'm far from it, but this is a different insight about how the FBI was quick to label the fans a gang. I can see the point that ICP was trying to make in defending themselves and everyone who listens to them, and there are several good points that are made. 

There are comparisons to how the fans wear the Hatchetman symbol to real gangs (Crips, Bloods, MS13) that wear certain colors or sports logos. Juggalos are not out there doing complete malice like the groups on the FBI list, but because one or two bad eggs are the ones who started the government watching them, it's hard to not pigeonhole everyone else. One of the things that was said was there's some rapper that's a huge gang member (not Snoop, but someone in the new millennia), so what's to say his fans aren't in that style of gang? What if all the people who show up are that affiliation? What do you do then? Every time something bad happens at a sports stadium - fans fight fans... are those gang members fighting each other for the love of the team? If Juggalos are being threatened as something evil, shouldn't everyone that follows anything? 

I know I'm not writing clearly about this, but again, I'm not all the way through the film. It's one of those food for thought situations and I wanted to bring it up. Guess I should go finish it...  

Cheers;