Recent Articles - 4th January 2008
Welcome - 4th January 2008
Welcome to my Mushroom Diary. Below, you will find a list of recent articles that have been added to this site.
Those articles are also to be found under the relevant menu headings at the top of this page.
Should you wish to contact me, in order to suggest an article, please feel free to mail me at Contact
I hope that you enjoy your time here - please feel free to pass on your feedback or to detail some of your own mushrooming experiences (I'd be more than happy to publish them here!)
And finally; any of you experienced mushroomers, out there - good hunting! And for anyone who is tempted to take up this fascinating hobby; good luck also, but be so careful, learn from someone who already knows, don't be in to much of a rush and most importantly, don't blame me if you find that it is taking over your life!
Mycokey images added - 15th November 2007
http://www.mycokey.com Many of the images that I have used on this site come from the wonderful (and very generous) Thomas Laessoe and Jens H. Petersen from the University of Aarhus in Denmark. They agreed to allow me to post their images on this site as long as I mentioned where those images came from. Thus, wherever I use one of their images, I'll indicate the provenance of the image - you'll probably be able to tell, anyway; Thomas and Jens are far better photographers (and mushroom experts) than I'll ever be.
Thanks guys, if you're ever over here, I'll buy you a beer (or a bottle of wine, or two!) If anyone is interested in higher resolution mushroom images (I've only used the low-resolution ones), Thomas and Jens sell a CD detailing 2,200 species illustrated by 3,600 pictures with more than 14,000 references to literature. I believe that it costs 49 euros - now that's got to be the bargain of the century!
.Another Early Start - October 1st, 2006
Another early morning and the cats can't understand it. I went into the forest on foot and headed over to the South-East of the forest. I don't know if they were out visiting or still in bed but, there was no sign of the family of deer
I wasn't expecting to get many mushrooms as the Eastern side of the forest.... Read more
An Early Start - September 30th, 2006
Well, no trouble getting up, this week. I've been looking forward to this so much that I woke up every hour, on the hour, though the night. It was worth the effort.... Read more
Lost - Twice! - September 25th, 2006
What should have been a great start to the real mushrooming year got off to a bad start on Saturday with me oversleeping. Around this time of the year, you really have to be the first in the forest to get the best of the Ceps. Waking up at 9:30am doesn't help your chances!.... Read more
The Mushrooming Year - September 19th, 2006
The mushrooming year, for me, seems to start about now. There are two reasons for this: Firstly, it was about this time, three years ago, that I moved to Les Croix (near the Forest of Lanouee) and started mushrooming. Thus, now seems like an anniversary, a time to reflect.... Read more
The First Foray - August 25th, 2006
Saturday 25th August was my first trip into the forest since June (when the Forest was bare apart from one solitary Summer Cep).
Find out what I found there...
Equipment - the things you need - August 26th, 2006
One of the great things about mushrooming is how little equipment you need. A basket, a knife, a few guidebooks - that's about it - or is it?
Take a look at the things that I take with me when I go into the forest in the company of my friends, and the other things I carry when I am alone...
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