fairy ring

For years, fairy circles—named for their resemblance to the circular formation of mushrooms known as “fairy rings”—have fascinated scientists and stirred up an intense debate over their provenance.

If you ever made fairy rings as a child, the Guillemot Cove Nature Reserve, located near Seabeck, has a hike you’ll like.

But in the ongoing scientific discussion of these fairy rings, microbes may have just joined the party.

Still, we head to Prospect Park almost every afternoon to run races, climb trees, fly kites, squelch in mud puddles or search for fairy rings.

“If you ever have your pet eat even a small piece of a fairy ring mushroom, get it out ASAP,” Barry wrote on Facebook.