Lucky 13!

Laresa called me today, from the tundra, to tell me that she had just picked 12 morels! How could she go out without me? Then she called me after she got off work to tell me that right after she hung up from talking to me, she found another. So the lucky 13 in all. On a lunch break!

While our dinner was cooking (curried chicken), I ran out to one of my spots and found 3. I had just been there yesterday. Boy, morels have a massive growth rate! Then after dinner, I tromped all over hell and gone and found nothing. Caleb was with me, but working on a different project, and as we were driving home…..CALEB SPOTTED ONE WHILE HE WAS DRIVING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Woo Hoo. Me thinks the curse may be lifted! As I jumped out of the car to run to the morel, I realized it was a treasure trove. 10 morels just sitting there waiting for us. It was fun. So, lucky 13 for us, too.

New subsistence page posted.

Just a little reminder to watch the subsistence pages so that you don’t miss a goodie!

King of the mountain.

Alena! had to work a couple of hours today, so SP was ensconced in his chair having a second breakfast. Aunty Laresa came by and we decided to take a quick outing to see what we could see.

SP soon found a big metal chain that he proceeded to drag around the hills until he got too tired to drag it anymore. I am sure his mom will be forever grateful that we didn’t let him bring it home.

We wandered around and, of course, he was soon so hot and sweating. It is very hard to keep a coat on this boy. At least he was willing to tie it around his waist, so that we didn’t have to haul it around.

Running in the hills and exploring – what could be better? I’m sure it would be better if Grandma wasn’t there telling him to “get away from the edge…don’t poke your eye out on the bushes…stop running so fast, you’re going to trip in those boots!”

We had to distract SP by taking pictures of the pole when he realized it was a climbing pole!

Thank goodness SP isn't tall enough to make the first step!

We were investigating various things, including the status of cranberry plants.

The fireweed are sprouting. Shoots like these are yummy this time of year. Use them in salads, stir fry, spring rolls and whatever else you can think of to do with veggies.