Tag: Mushrooms

  • August 2017: The Beginning of Autumn

    August 2017: The Beginning of Autumn

    I’m sure that autumn arrives a month earlier than it used to. On my early morning walk today, the first of August, there were definite signs. I was pleased that my secret supply of wild raspberries was not completely exhausted. These are hidden in a remote part of the local woods that not many know…

  • September 2014: Foraging for Mushrooms

    September 2014: Foraging for Mushrooms

    In the first weekend of September, I was invited to forage for mushrooms, on the strict condition that I was not to reveal the location. This was readily accepted. I enjoy being out in the countryside and despite owning several books describing fungi, I have not had the confidence to gather them myself. So many varieties…