Amanita Muscaria mushrooms.. which are red and white and grow under pine
trees
overnight, even when it is not Christmas Eve,
and which are known to be eaten by reindeer..
feed on decaying pine needles:
http://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/mount_t...anita_muscaria
"Here is a beautiful autumn scene from Bed 203 in our Garden. Fallen oak
leaves, pine needles, pine cones and this bright fungal fruiting body of
the Fly Agaric, Amanita muscaria."
This would not be the first time Floyd wrote lyrics speaking in the
first-person as if they were a plant, as you might know Gilmour does
this in 'Fat Old Sun' when he says, "roll me up and lay me down"
(probably something to do with the 'new mown grass' ?)
but Fat Old Sun and that inference is a bit sketchy,
whereas Amanita Muscaria absolutely feed on decaying pine needles, this
is basically their only food.
http://www.erowid.org/plants/amanita...history1.shtml
the photo on the above page, from a 13th century fresco, depicting this
mushroom as the Tree of Knowledge (blown up here):
http://www.erowid.org/plants/amanita...anita_art1.jpg
...probably did not escape the members of Pink Floyd all that easily, if
you know what I mean.. if you read my last 2 posts regarding some deeply
entrenched, ritualistic use of psychedelic plants and their ensuing
states of mind which Floyd clearly.. and most deliberately.. referred to
in their lyrics.. repeatedly, there are many more.
just a piece of their mind.. for those of you who can be bothered..