| As the 2005 "shroon"
season drew to a close, my introduction to the giant mushroom pictured
here was completely unexpected, as I presented Concert Ministry on May
5, for the annual Mother-Daughter Banquet of the Pana Christian Church.
This shroon-hunter's dream stood outside the fellowship hall in the main
foyer, directly en route to the Men's Room. (Well, I would never
have thought to look there). ?
Church elder Eldon
Hammond tells me that this giant morel is the creation of Dale Warren of
Warren's Grove, an area woodcarver who creates these and other masterpieces
using, of all things, a chainsaw. In the case of the mushroom, Mr. Warren
also applies wood burning, to create the effect of light and shadow that
one would find in the shroon's natural environment, the Midwestern woods.
This particular
shroon was later sold at a silent auction to benefit the church's preschool.
My thanks to First Christian Church in Pana for giving me the opportunity
to enjoy this truly unique piece of art.
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To learn more
about Morel Mushrooms, you can visit many sites on the Internet, including
that of the
National
Morel Mushroom Hunters Association.
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