The fall coastal plant was out of Parksville, BC again this year. A tough contract but beautiful weather and friendly company made it all worth while. Plus, it's a bonus to get to the island for work purposes. Top up the bank account and head to the west coast, not a bad goal to work towards.
The next day we took it easy, cooked and ate food, and picked mushrooms. We found lots of chanterelles, plus some mysterious others- most of which turned out to be edible, but we had left them behind to be safe.
I'm staying with an old tree planting friend of mine in Ucluelet, not that she's old, but we met years ago. And I hadn't seen her for four years. My first night in Ukee Laura took me to watch the sun set behind waves breaking on the rocks. We studied a huge variety of gurgling sea creatures and caught up quickly; memories of planting crews and stories of old and new love.
The next day we took it easy, cooked and ate food, and picked mushrooms. We found lots of chanterelles, plus some mysterious others- most of which turned out to be edible, but we had left them behind to be safe.
Possibly a granulated slippery jack
Possibly honey mushrooms
Laura's prize chanterelle
And the trumpet sounds...
Crawling under tree trunks to collect
Happiness
A modest sample of our edible golden delicacies
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