Saturday, October 29, 2016

After more rain

The fall rains bring us lots of interesting fungi.  One of my favorite species is the king bolete.  This week has been bountiful.  One day, I came home with 10 pounds of them.  Two days later, I came home with a pair.  Today, I came home with a lovely one after a bicycle ride.

I've been lucky enough to find these lovely mushrooms when the sun is shining.  All good!


Lots of salamanders were out crawling around in the woods with me and the mushrooms.

This one weighed between 2 and 3 pounds.  It was huge.
A salamander from our yard.


Monday, October 10, 2016

After the rain

One highlight of living in a rainy place is finding the fungi that pop up after the rain.  I've been out looking, and today came home with a few chanterelles and one lovely king bolete.

Today's haul

Chanterelles from September