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| We are now enjoying the third months of almost uninterrupted sunshine, a rarity in the Pacific North West. Temperatures have diminished a little, but outdoor activity is unusually pleasant. A few fall festivals tempt visitors to travel to quaint villages. Lake Cowichan held it's annual Salmon and Mushroom Festival. The mushroom people were out in full force, however the salmon exhibitors and BBQ providers had decided to sleep in, and festival organizers - despite knocking on salmon broilers' doors - shrugged off defeat....hence no salmon BBQ. |
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| Happy Dog - part of a multi painting mural in Lake Cowichan Community Hall, location of (not quite Salmon) and Mushroom Festival |
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| Experienced Mushroom gatherer selling her harvest: no moisture in the mushrooms this year, all firm flesh, delicious |
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| The usual craft ladies offered their wares...here a new way of converting a package of paper napkins into table centre pieces - $ 12 each |
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| Of course, my funghi passion took over and I loaded up on these beauties....risotto with funghi, pasta with funghi, scrambled eggs with funghi, funghi on toast....hmmmm. |
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| Actually this stuff is edible, a caulifower mushroom, which grows to unbelievable size. |
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| And at home...finches, chickadees, northern flickers, junkos, towhees - all enjoying their feed of grain without any funghis. |
