Monday, October 24, 2011

Kelly's Mushrooom

I tattooed this little mushroom on Kelly's ankle this evening.  Additionally, some text around the mushroom, a quote from the Lewis Carroll's, Through the Looking Glass, (Alice and Wonderland story).  I chose to post this close-up of the mushroom as it showcases the detail of the tattoo.  
To quote How it Works.com, on the Fly Agaric; "This mushroom is deadly only if eaten in large quantities. It grows as much as one foot (30 cm) tall in woods and along roadsides. The top of the cap is straw yellow to reddish orange, spotted with white or pale-yellow warts. The gills are white or pale yellow. One of its poisons, muscarine, paralyzes the nerves controlling heart action."


And that had nothing to do with why Kelly got this tattoo, she just likes mushrooms, and I have to agree, the red, spotted Fly Agaric is the cutest, at least in illustrated form.

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