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| macrolepiota procera |
sometime during the past couple of weeks i changed from outdoorsy girl back to under-the-blanket-on-the-sofa girl. i think i had a bug or two, i've been feeling cold even though the weather has been balmy, sneezy and sleepy, and i had two headache-on-the-verge-of-migraine days withing a week, the other one last night. luckily i had the sense to look up some reflexology points and the pain subsided before i went to sleep.
today i put on too many clothes and braved the drizzly outdoors, heading for the seashore. it was really warm, actually. so many mushrooms all around, but i only brought home two parasols. they were too young and bell-shaped (boob-shaped, actually, perky nipples and all) to be made into steaks so i just chopped and fried them with an egg and some canned beans for lunch.
i'm kind of fed up with mushrooms right now. there, i said it. i'm not a big fan of seasons like this, when you can't take two steps in the woods without tripping on a porcini or whatnot. i like the thrill of the hunt, the wandering and wondering. i haven't even been that deep in the woods this fall, my basked getting full and heavy almost as soon as i enter. where's the fun in that?
i've hardly even picked any berries, which would be the more nutritious and uselful bounty to harvest. from now on i think i must only allow mushrooms in my basket in quantities i can eat straight away... or at least fit in the dehydrator in one go (funnel chanterelles, once they start to crowd the forest floor). maybe i'll make some preserves and pickles, too... see, they take over my brain, the fungi! right now i am truly overwhelmed.
i really just need time to go slower. summer is over and i look at my big plans, some of which i haven't even started yet. the compost is unfinished. i have not dried any nettle again, after swearing i would not repeat the same mistake twice. there is no mini greenhouse for the tomatoes that are still green or in bloom only. i could go on and on. not sure what i've actually done. i've felt so busy all the time, but mostly i've just been trying to survive either the heat or stress of being behind on everything. i need so much time to process things and just be. sleep does not do that for me, unfortunately. daydreaming is a must.
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| young agaric of some kind |
