,-- Just emerged from the ground.
qp
""""""
__
,'__'. ,-- 3 months old
'(..)'
)(
""""""""
_,---._ ,-- 1 year old
,' _____ `.
'-( . . )-'
\(_)/
) (
"""
_,-=-._ ,-- 3 years old
,' _____ `.
'=( . . )='
\(_)/
) (
"""
_,-=-._ ,-- 7 years old
,' _____ `.
'=( .-. )='
\(_)/
) (
"""
_,-=-._ ,-- 15 years old
,' _____ `.
'_( .-. )_'
\(_)/
)"(
"""
_,-=-._ ,-- 30 years old and has a monocle
,' _____ `.
'_(`o . )_'
\(_)/
)"(
"""
_,-=-._ ,-- 40 years old and has lightweight glasses
,' _____ `.
'_(-o~o-)_'
\(_)/
)"(
"""
_,-=-._ ,-- 60 years old and has normal glasses
,' _____ `.
( (-o=o-) )
'-=\(_)/=-'
)"(
"""
_,-=-._ ,-- 70 years old and rough around the edges
,' _____ `.
( {-o=o-} )
'==\{_)/=='
}"{
"""
_,-=-._ ,-- 60 years old
,' _____ `.
( {-o=o-} )
'==\{_}/=='
}"{
"""
_,-=-._ ,-- 80 years old and have a full beard
,' _____ `.
( {-o=o-} )
'==\{_}/=='
((())
"""
_,-="=-._ ,-- 100 years old and somewhat nearsighted
,' _____ `.
{ {-O=O-} }
'==-\{_}/-=='
((())
"""
_,-="=-._ ,-- 120 years old and have a full beard
,' _____ `.
{ {-O=O-} }
'===\{_}/==='
((())
(()))
_,="""=._ ,-- 200+ years old and the father, grandfather,
,' _____ `. great grandfather, and great great grandfather
{ {-O=O-} } etc. etc... of trillions of mushrooms
"==-\{_}/-=="
((()) There's a wee one right there - hiding in his beard :)
()(..)) ._ .---.
((()))) ( ?.. )
"" '---'
_,="""=._ ,-- Too old .. may he rest in peace..
,' _____ `. He was loved by zillions...
{ { - - } } But now he has passed away..
"==-\{_}/-=="
((())
((())))
((())))
___
.' `.
`.___.'
_,="""=._ ,-- But in mushroom heaven,
,' _____ `. the proud mushroom will countinue to live on..
("`._{ . . }_,'") watching over his little ones..
(~ ( \{_}/ ) ~)
(~ ((()) ~)
(~'())))`~)
((())))
