Well, June is finally here. That means it's chanterelle mushroom time. We are blessed with many patches of these yummy mushrooms. I looked on line this morning & the going price is $100 a pound! Wow!
So, Ariel and I get out our boots, long pants, and tons of bug spray. Now we are ready for mushroom hunting. And we head out...
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| Ariel & Cricket head down the driveway. |
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| Peanut comes along too! |
We found a good amount for the first day. We saw many small ones too, so we'll go back for them in a few days. Here's our first day's haul.
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| Mushroom & a crawfish cast carapace. |
Notice the crawfish carapace? Ariel found this at the edge of the pool where the spring starts. I was very happy to see this, because I'd never seen any crawfish or minnows in the spring. Since this one is rather large, that means our little spring is a viable ecosystem. I feel very good about that. Since our spring doesn't flow all year long, I assumed the crawfish & minnows were only located further down stream. I'm glad to see I was wrong.
We've also been working on the interior of the Hobbit Housse (now christened Underhill). We're using a faux painting technique. As the cement is rather rough, we wanted a smoother finish. So, we are applying tissue paper to the walls & ceiling to give it a more finished look. I like it, it's rather like the look of finished plaster. Here's a Youtube video on the technique.
Tissue paper wall texture technique. Here' how the first step is looking.
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| Sleeping alcove with tissue paper on the walls |
Rather green, I know. But this is NOT the finished color. The alcove will be a deeper sage green. The sitting room will be a rich, golden color.
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