It’s the first day of October, my birthday month. Having lived in Aberdeen for 13 years I know that October can bring snow, heat, storms and rain. Today it was warm sunshine and I cycled out to Slewdrum in shorts.
The forest is mostly a plantation, but around the edges there are some native trees. It was amazing, as soon as there was a clearing in the dense conifers and a deciduous tree had found some space to grow, the mushrooms were abundant. I found some wonderful Orange birch boletes:
Further along my walk I met a fellow forager, and we quickly bonded over a shared interest in the fungal world. We walked together for 2 miles, chatting freely.
What a beautiful day to be outside!
My panniers were full of food and I have enough to cook something tasty and seasonal for when John comes home tomorrow, after a long month apart. The way to a man’s heart is hopefully through some porcini 😁
The healthy forager 