Mists and Dark Mirrors

It's a misty, foggy day here on Cape Cod, with the remnants of Hurricane Jose brushing along the shore and continuing to drape the Cape with windy sheets of rain.  Today, not as much wind, not as much rain, but weather still unpredictable, so a short walk is better than a long one.  Atlantic White Cedar Swamp Trail is a viable choice:  only .8 of a mile, it offers limited exposure to a downturn in the weather.

The misty weather today suits fairy tale landscape of this trail, with its mossy hillocks and dark mirroring pools.

It's elfin, is what it is.  I think I expect to see tiny nimble creatures, all elbows and knees, wearing tiny cone-shaped caps, retreating shyly behind a mossy tree or hummock as I approach.

 What or who lives in here, do you think?

The low growing ground cover offers exquisite combinations of color and texture:

 And the mushrooms, always the mushrooms, always and everywhere, in this fog draped autumn woods at the edge of the ocean.