Magic Mushrooms and their Piney Friends

the same mushrooms we are familiar with from Alice in Wonderland and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory are the bright red ones. In our part of North America we don't have those naturally occurring. We do have a variation which is a lighter color with an orangey peachy top. They start out as little bumps. Then they look like a stalk and deflated top. Here's one I found wandering over some pine tree roots. . Later the mushroom raises it's top and grows a bit more about 6 inches. They are really beautiful. Since it grows on the roots of pine trees, I'm thinking the pine trees are about at the end of their lives. Well played, Mother Nature.