Outdoorsie stuff, from Tindo
 

Great pictures! I miss growing honeysuckle--love the scent of it. The fungus is really cool too.

You seem to have this camera thing under control now Tindo. Nice shots.

The berries after the spider pic are mulberries-- from a raiser of silkworms who has to be on the eternal look out for mulberry trees.

Hey Tindo, Nice shots! Looks like you had some fun.

In my neck of the woods, we have something that looks like the 'not a fungus' picture. Was it fragrant? Ours is called Indian Pipe as it is hollow, tubular, and has a nodding flower that looks much like the dissected picture. It's a saprophyte, using mycorrhizae associated with Pine root systems for food. So it has no chlorophyll! It is totally white and translucent.:shock: It's really fragrant, kind of like blueberries! I usually smell it first, then start looking for it. Just thought maybe this info might help you nail down the ID. Sorry I'm not much help on the other one.

OMG! How could I be soo dense! Indian Pipe!!!!! The last time I saw Indian pipe it was late fall, and the plant was much larger, so naturally I had no idea what this was. Im such an idiot. Hehe. Thank you Royal!! Thats exactly what it is. No fragrance though.

Looks like they're just coming up. You have got to go back and smell them in a few weeks! Trust me!

Tindo, this is Indian Pipe Monotropa uniflora for what it's worth. I don't see anything like it in your photos.

http://www.orchidboard.com/community...an_Pipe_02.jpg

Keep in mind I do this as a profession! I know my native North American plants. Perhaps your picture was a really juvenile flower?