A Year in the Forest

  The forest is different today.  Yesterday and overnight we received over an inch of rain.  That was not enough to get the ground good and wet but it did bring down some more leaves and change the tenor of the forest.  I did find a couple of mushrooms which was a welcome change after the last week.  And one that I found was another Maitake, one of my favorite mushrooms.  It was only about two pounds but big enough to provide mushrooms for a few days.  I took time to pick up some chestnuts and a paw-paw and eat them while on my walk.