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We've had enough rain for mushrooms to appear. Boletus edulis, King Boletes, are up, causing many people to have a smile on their faces! A delicious edible, we usually hope to see them in time for Thanksgiving. Early rains are a blessing in more ways than one. Alex Kun was one of the happy foragers. His neighbor Natasha Lynn took this photo.

Alex went out a few days later with his daughter and found all these beautiful boletes!

We received 1.27 of rain over last weekend, bringing the total to date 4.75 inches. Many other mushrooms are up too, including Chanterelles and Coccora, plus Oyster mushrooms. Gifts from the forest!

Thanks to Natasha and Alex for allowing me to share their photos with you here.

It's been so lovely the past two days. No wind, warm temps during the day, and sightings of Humpback Whales. I saw two small groups late Monday, yesterday, while talking on the phone with a friend.

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Catherine Miller and Jill Nussinow went out looking for one of the most delicious edible mushrooms a few days ago, and they found some beauties! Boletus edulis, aka Porcini, have made their most welcome appearance. See the joy on Catherine's face!

Catherine told me there were no bugs in these boletes. Lots of critters enjoy munching on these particular mushrooms, including many of us.

Thanks to Jill for allowing me to share her photo with you here. Jill is also known as the Veggie Queen. You can learn more about her, and her plant based meals, on her website: https://www.theveggiequeen.com/

It is lightly raining today. Monday and Tuesday are forecast to be clear. Then the rains are predicted to be heavy on Wednesday and continue through the weekend. We'll be on watch to see which day the Gualala River breaches the big sandbar, always a dramatic event. And seasonal creeks are sure to come to life, as their year-round ponds have been filling from previous rain events. They are primed, just like the river! Here's a photo I took on Friday of the Gualala River.

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Suzy and Maggie Rudy had a good day hunting the choice, edible King Boletes. They lined them up in a row - all fourteen of them - and Maggie took this photo.

King Boletes are also called Porcini. Delicious!

Remember, when picking wild mushrooms, to gather them in a open-weave basket, not a plastic bag. This way you will be helping disseminate the spores of the mushrooms.

Thanks to Maggie for allowing me to share her photo with you here.

It's been mild today with no wind, temps in the 60s. Clouds are pouring in and rain is predicted tomorrow, Friday. I've recorded 4.05 inches of rain so far this season.

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It's always a happy time when there has been enough rain for the first Porcini mushrooms to arrive. Suzy Rudy found perhaps the first one last Sunday in the Timber Cove area. King Boletes are delicious edible mushrooms.

You can see from Suzy's photo that these mushrooms do not have gills. Instead, they have a sponge. King Boletes have a symbiotic relationship with Bishop Pine trees, and can often be found under huckleberry and manzanita bushes, with Bishop Pines and Redwoods nearby.

If you are interested in learning more about wild mushrooms, local David Arora's books are wonderful. Get yours at our bookstore, the Four-Eyed Frog Books, in Gualala. They will mail them to  you if you live out of town. https://www.foureyedfrog.com/

Thanks to Suzy for allowing me to share her photo with you here.

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Eric Zetterholm has been looking for the mated pair of Bald Eagles who frequented the mouth of the Gualala River. It's been several months since we've seen them. Last week Eric saw what we think is one of the Gualala Bald Eagles.

It's wonderful to see this majestic bird!

Thanks to Eric for allowing me to share his photos with you here.

Sunny with afternoon breezes. Bonus sighting: the first Boletus edulis, King Boletes, have been seen!