Puffball (Lycoperdon perlatum)
Gem-Studded devil snuffboxes. Reminds McDowell of her punk years. Sex Pistols, studs, snuffboxes… Rock the Casbah
Big Summer Chantie
Where are all the mushrooms. Hot weather and no rain. Then Balfour finds the biggest summer chanterelle ever!
Chanterelle Hat
McDowell enters forest with hat in hand and comes out loaded – with chanties. And the dogs get their walk.
Summer Hedgehogs
Summer hedgehogs. Is this possible? All we know is McDowell’s face lights up whenever she’s Hedgehog Dreaming!
Trametes versicolor
May and the Trametes v. is gorgeous. So too are the Mom bear and two teeny tiny cubs we met on the mountain.
Oyster (Pleurotus)
Perfection oysters: firm / delicious. Deck dried by the sunshine and lava lamp, to rock that ergosterol into vitamin D.