The Mushrooms - One-Time Box Purchase

In May 2022, subscribers encountered the Mushrooms.  This box was re-released as a limited-edition offering in April 2024. Among the most intriguing observed phenomena in Birdmoss is the prevalence of microclimates. The long sunny beach of the Far Shore is punctuated by a rainy lagoon. When one steps into a bright, hot glade within the shady Forest, the sky above appears to be lit by a different sun. Exploring the blooming Meadows, one may stumble across an area of frosted ground. No one is certain whether these spots, with their distinct flora and temperatures, are portals, projections, or simply localized weather. Some of these microclimates measure a few miles across; others, only a few feet.  Perplexingly, they may appear and disappear, seemingly at random. These outlier areas have one commonality: they are all ringed by Mushrooms. The Mushrooms boil up after a rainstorm or lightning strike; and they expire in a puff of spores, or when the Moon’s phase changes. Their mycelia form c