And when comes the season for morels ...

Late winter.

Winter is still here, but something indefinable makes rouse us. Perhaps is it the warmer weather, birds singing more... The fact is that any morels collector wakes up, feeling like vegetation spring, with this in mind: to visit his favorite spots.

This rule applies also to me. A kind of instinct tells me to go and see my stations. Needless to say I already know in advance that I have no luck finding morels so early in the season.

My stations - end of February 2012

 

No, this is just to find any pretext as to take the dog for a walk to go for a walk and visit his favorite areas to verify that everything is in place for the season to start, a way to feel reassured. Morels like the Hygrophorus marzuolus are early fungi and often the sign of the beginning of a new season to go in the wonderful nature.