Wild chanterelles

One of the upsides of living in the Southeast is the wild chanterelles. Yes, that's right. I lived here for many years before I learned this. The local Chamber of Commerce really should talk up the availability of wild mushrooms in their advertising. At any rate, it has been a rainy few months and mushrooms are plentiful. After cleaning them up, there were about 800 g, probably $50 worth in a fancy market. Freshly harvested, they lose quite a bit of water during cooking, so this amount was just right as a side for two people.

Foraging

This is the season to forage for mushrooms. Some, like the surprisingly abundant chanterelles, are good to eat. Others, like the one shown here, are more photogenic than delicious. Speaking of which, the files from my new camera are pretty yummy. I really enjoy working with images in black and white unless color would add to the photograph. Increasingly, when converting digital images to monochrome, I no longer seek to replicate the characteristics of film, preferring at this point to let the digital files to speak for themselves. It has only taken me two decades to get here. Ha!