September's harvest moon, setting in the morning, over the Pacific |
A fishing expedition resulted in the capture of 2 salmon, one small Chinook salmon, and one large coho salmon.
Chinook on left, coho on right |
A mushroom-gathering expedition resulted in 10 pounds of huge chanterelles. Most of them were the size of my hand. Also I found the first king bolete of the season.
A week later, our final expedition sought Dungeness crabs. We came home with 19, which yielded 7.5 pounds of crab meat.
Uncooked Dungeness crabs |
Steaming hot, just out of the pot |
Cooked crabs in the rinse tank |
Since the crabbing expedition on Thursday, we have been under assault from the remains of a Japanese typhoon. But the freezer is full, and we only lost power for three hours.
Seize the moment and harvest whatever is in season!