One of the reasons we chose to move to Blois is that is had several State forests which means we can collect wild mushrooms. However this is the second autumn that they have been very scarce due to the dry weather. Jean Michel did find a few Craterellus tubaeformis and boletus on Friday though before the hunters chased him away.
L’une des raisons pour laquelle nous avons choisi de venir habiter à Blois est sa proximité à plusieurs forêts domaniales où tout le monde a le droit de ramasser des champignons. Mais c’est le deuxième automne où ils se font rares à cause du manque de pluie. Jean Michel a juste eu le temps de trouver quelques bolets et chanterelles vendredi avant que les chasseurs arrivent.
This isn’t really Rain Forest Road but some Australian friends staying in the area assumed it was. “Rain” is actually a dialect word for ravine (the middle consonant was dropped as it often is in French) as this part of the forest behind our street is full of hills and dales.
