Cross-Country Connections is a Biodork weekly blog entry dedicated to telling stories in pictures of three family members – me, my sister and Mom – living in very different locations across the country. Every week we choose a different theme and then take or contribute a personal photo that fits the theme. This week’s theme is Mushroom.

From Mom in Carbondale, Illinois: 

These rocks at Southern Illinois’ Garden of the Gods remind me of the dancing mushrooms in Fantasia.

From me in Minneapolis, Minnesota:

This is one of my CONvergence souveniers – a Mario Bros power-up mushroom magnet in “8 bit” art.

From Erin in Takoma Park, Maryland:

Evidence that the wild horses of Assateague Island are beneficial to the biodiversity of the ecosystem. Alternative Title: A Mushroom Grows in Horse Poop