Good Afternoon

Good Afternoon

Walter accompanied Michael and I into the woods to look for mushrooms. Even though we have had recent rainstorms, it was too dry and we didn’t collect many specimens for the amount of ground we covered. We did find a few rubbery chanterelles,  a small chicken of...
Good Morning

Good Morning

    9/7/25 5:00 59F (15C) The deck is wet from last night’s thunderstorm, but the sky is clear and peppered with stars. No wind stirs the leaves. The morning stillness hums with crickets. Backlighting the oaks, a full moon drops toward the western...
A Day In the Woods

A Day In the Woods

We had been hearing rumors of boletes being found at higher elevations, so Amy loaded Michael,  Walter and me into the CrossTrek and we headed north of Trout Lake.                              ...
Chanterelles

Chanterelles

  The sun filters through the tall trees Like light through a loosely woven tapestry The woods are damp with recent rain Filled with the earthy, spicy smell Of fresh mushrooms emerging from the moss